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Principles & criteria for sustainable biofuel production

Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials

Principles and criteria for sustainable biomass derived by extensive stakeholder participation.

Themes

Job requirements and qualifications
Autonomy
Human toxicity
Human toxicity indirect (emissions)
Particulate matter
Smog
Physical hazards
Biohazard
(un)employment
Ecotoxicity
Physical habitat quality (inc. biodiversity)
Water quantity
Water quality (pollution)
Land use
Soil quality and erosion
Industrial requirements
Labour in lifecycle
Social equity
Monitoring, compliance & enforcement
Supply security / critical raw materials
Distribution of employment & capital
Problem shifting/ethics
Labour rights

Assessment type

Qualitative

Spatial focus of impact

Local
General

Life Cycle

Cradle to gate

Technical Stage

Development
Commercial

Required level of expertise and data

Low

Model data

Default values

Open Access and method

Yes

English available

Yes

Geographical scale

Regional
Local
Global

Object: Product; feedstock
Goal: Certification
Motivation: Compliance