David Ellul, UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

UNECE/FAO Joint Wood Energy Enquiry

34th Session Joint FAO/UNECE Working Party on Forest Statistics, Economics and ManagementUnited Nations, Geneva – 27‐29 March 2012

David Ellul, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

2009 Replies

David Ellul, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

Wood energy sources by country (2009)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

BelgiumCyprus

United StatesIreland

Slovak RepublicFinland

Sw edenEstoniaAustria

United KingdomLiechtenstein

GermanySw itzerland

LithuaniaFrance

RussianNorw aySlovenia

Czech RepublicItaly

Serbia

JWEE Total

S1-Direct S2-Indirect S3-Recovered S4-Unspecified

David Ellul, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

Wood energy uses by country (2009)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

SerbiaCyprus

LiechtensteinNorw ay

IrelandFrance

SloveniaCzech Republic

United StatesSlovak Republic

ItalyFinlandAustriaBelgium

Sw itzerlandEstonia

LithuaniaSw eden

Russian FederationGermany

United Kingdom

JWEE Total

U1-Power and Heat U2-Industrial U3-Residential U4-Other

David Ellul, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

Role of wood energy in Total Primary Energy SupplyShare of woody biomass in TPES, 2009

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%

United KingdomCyprusIreland

BelgiumUnited States

Russian FederationSlovak Republic

Norw aySw itzerland

GermanyItaly

FranceSlovenia

Czech RepublicLiechtenstein

LithuaniaSerbia

AustriaEstoniaFinland

Sw eden

JWEE Total

David Ellul, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

Role of wood energy among RES

Share of woody biomass in RES, 2009

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Norw ayCyprus

United KingdomSw itzerland

IrelandBelgium

ItalyGermany

Slovak RepublicSlovenia

United StatesAustriaFrance

Sw edenLiechtenstein

FinlandLithuania

Russian FederationCzech Republic

EstoniaSerbia

JWEE Total

David Ellul, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

Trends

• Between 2005 and 2009 the amount of wood used for energy purposes grew annually by 2.7%.

• Wood energy now accounts for 3% of the total primary energy supply (TPES) and 47% of the renewable energy supply (RES)

• One of the biggest movers is the UK: share in TPES from 0.15% in 2005 to 0.52% in 2009; Share in RES from 8.2% in 2005 to 16.3% in 2009.

• Role of wood in TPES supply grew, whereas it slightly declined among renewables. Other renewables at faster rates of increase (?).

David Ellul, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

Issues

• Apparent inconsistency in the share of woody biomass among renewable energy sources (IEA figures) for some countries (Czech Republic, Estonia, Serbia)

• Table III has been filled by very few countries, which may cause double-counting issues

• Some conversion factors, methods were modified/added ex-post (in the data analysis phase) e.g. for post-consumer wood

David Ellul, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

Dissemination and Outreach

David Ellul, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

Delegates are invited to:a) express their opinion on the JWEE process so far

(structure, communication, timeline);b) inform the Working Party about efforts to improve

knowledge on wood energy at the national level;c) inform the Working Party of any other dissemination

initiatives taken; d) suggest further opportunities for reaching out to other

sectors and working with actors in those areas;e) provide advice on funding and development of outreach

and communication activities

Questions

David Ellul, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

Future Work

• Wood Energy Policy Debate, 8 May, Geneva

• JWEE Workshop, 11-13 June, Paris• JWEE 2011 September 2011, replies by

30 November 2011

David Ellul, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 201620112011

JWEE (reference years)

JWEE (reference years)

JWEE (reference years)

JWEE (reference years)

JWEE (reference years)

EU NREAP

(Directive 2009/28/EC)Progress report

(reference years)

Submission NREAP report for reference

years n-1, n-2

JWEE cycle

David Ellul, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

Future Work

The Working Party is invited to a) review and endorse the timeline for running the

fourth round of the Joint Wood Energy Enquiryb) assist in the identification and appointment of

qualified JWEE national correspondentsc) endorse the plans for improving wood energy

data across the UNECE region through capacity-building and annual reporting.

David Ellul, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section

Thank you!

David EllulEconomic Affairs Officer

email: david.ellul@unece.orgtel: +41(0)22 917 1390

UNECE/FAO Forestry & Timber SectionPalais des NationsCH‐1211 Genève

www.unece.org/forests

Thank you for your attention!