ABSTRACT
WBGU considers that bioenergy policy should be geared primarily towards climate change mitigation and the elimination of energy poverty (Section 2.2). The modelling presented in Chapter 6 shows that there is substantial global sustainable potential for bioenergy. However, the bioenergy strategies that can currently be observed worldwide are not specifically geared towards the exploitation of this sustainable bioenergy potential, but often promote non-sustainable bioenergy production. Moreover, the current focus on biofuels ignores the potentials afforded by efficiency increases in the globally more relevant traditional use of bioenergy, as well as the potential for utilization of wastes and residues.
