

The world must act urgently to keep alive the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C.
Bioenergy will play an indispensable role by replacing fossil fuels with reliable, low-carbon, renewable energy and by delivering negative emissions through bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).

Transparency, trust and best practice of
responsible biomass use
The Glasgow Declaration on Sustainable Bioenergy sets out sixteen high-level principles on biomass sustainability which should serve to guide and support sustainability best practice, as well as giving a framework for driving the right conversations on improving and widening its adoption throughout the sector. This 2023 Report aims to explain the Glasgow Declaration, some of the nuances of our public debate on sustainability, and the importance of getting bioenergy right.
3.5 million jobs
In 2019, bioenergy technologies employed 3.58 million people globally1 billion tonnes
By 2050, bioenergy could cut global emissions by 1 Gt of CO2 per year - more than the whole aviation industry’s emissions14% of total energy
Bioenergy is the largest source of renewable energy in the world, providing 14% of primary energyx 3 growth
The IEA says sustainable bioenergy will need to grow threefold by 2050 to enable global Net Zero
Our Declaration
The Glasgow Declaration on Sustainable Bioenergy sets out a vision for the sustainable growth of the industry in support of global Net Zero.
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