The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), through its Research Programs on
Bioenergy (BIOEN), Biodiversity (BIOTA) and Global Climate Change (RPGCC),
is pleased to invite you to

Based on over 2,000 references and major studies the report provides a comprehensive analysis of the current bioenergy landscape, technologies and practices with a critical review of their impacts. Considering an extensive evaluation of current bioenergy resources status, systems and markets, potential sustainable expansion and wider adoption of this renewable resource the authors highlight recommendations for policy and deployment of bioenergy options: liquid biofuels, bioelectricity, biogas, heat, bio-based chemicals.

This assessment is a collective effort with contributions from more than 130 experts from 24 countries, encompassing scientific studies ranging from land use and feedstocks, to technologies, impacts, benefits and policy.

The authors considered how bioenergy expansion and its impacts perform on energy, food, environmental and climate security, sustainable development and the innovation nexus in both developed and developing regions. The report also highlights numbers, solutions, gaps in knowledge and suggests the science needed to maximize bioenergy benefits.

Panels included experts from academia, industry and NGOs presenting and discussing the current status and trends in biomass production and its possible implications for policy, communication and innovation strategies for a sustainable future.

The full report will be available as open-access.

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Registration: http://www.fapesp.br/eventos/scope/registration

Program

TUESDAY, April 14, 2015

9:30

Registration

10:00

Opening ceremony

10:20

Keynote Speech: Bioenergy Perspectives

Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz – Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), Brazil
José Goldemberg – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

11:00

SCOPE Report Launching Session

Jon Samseth – Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE), France
Glaucia M. Souza – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

11:40

The Bioenergy Industry: the importance of bioenergy in the short term, liquid biofuels and bioelectricity, Brazil and Latin America context

Elizabeth Farina – União da Indústria de Cana-de-Açúcar (UNICA), Brazil
Thomas Foust – National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira – Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Brazil
Questions from audience

12:30

LUNCH – Restaurants around FAPESP

14:00

Energy Security and Climate Security: the role of bioenergy for a sustainable energy matrix, meeting societal needs in the face of climate change

Paulo Artaxo – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Craig Hanson – World Resources Institute, USA
Isaias de Carvalho Macedo – Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
Questions from audience

14:40

Food Security: exploiting synergies throughout the biomass and food supply chains

Patricia Osseweijer – Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Francis Johnson – Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden
Felipe Duhart – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Chile
John Sheehan – Colorado State University, USA
Questions from audience

15:30

Environmental Security and Ecosystem Services: biodiversity, restoring soils and protecting ecosystems in bioenergy landscapes, harmonizing forestry and agriculture policies

Luciano M. Verdade – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Reynaldo L. Victoria – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Mateus Batistella – Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil
Heitor Cantarella - Instituto Agronômico de Campinas, Brazil
Questions from audience

16:20

Sustainable Development and Innovation: moving away from fossil, biorefineries, the bioeconomy transforming how we use our resources

Luuk van der Wielen – BE-Basic, The Netherlands
Andrew Miccolis – World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), Brazil
Questions from audience

16:50

Final Comments from Bioenergy & Sustainability and news on next launchings

Reynaldo L. Victoria – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil