VIDEO
Day: Thursday February 25th
Time: 10- 11:30 am (CST, time in Costa Rica)
Agenda
Introduction. Ana Maria Majano. Coordinator of the LEDS LAC Secretariat, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE).
The potential of biomass as an energy source and challenges for its sustainable use. Victor Hugo Ventura. Head of the Energy and Natural Resources Unit, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
NAMA proposal of the Program for the Promotion of Energy from Biomass of Argentina (Probiomasa). Federico Moyano. Bioenergy strategies consultant for Probiomasa, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Presentations
The potential of biomass as an energy source and challenges for its sustainable use. Victor Hugo Ventura.
NAMA proposal of the Program for the Promotion of Energy from Biomass of Argentina (Probiomasa). Federico Moyano
About the webinar
Biomass in its different forms has the potential of becoming an important source of clean energy in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, in many countries of the region the extended use of biomass obtained in a non-sustainable way and using inefficient technologies is an indicator of energy poverty, while in others the abundant residues from forestry and agricultural activities are wasted and become an environmental problem.
As with other renewable energy sources, the full development of the biomass energy potential requires a clear and consistent policy framework. In this case, however, adequate policy making goes beyond the energy authorities, as it requires a high degree of coordination and coherence between energy, environment, forestry and agricultural policy makers.
This webinar provided an overview of the opportunities and challenges for biomass use for energy production in the region, and it will feature as a case study the proposal for a the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) from Probiomasa in Argentina, as an example of the measures necessary to overcome the barriers to the long-term development the bioenergy sector.
The webinar was held in Spanish. If you have any questions about this event, please contact the LEDS LAC Platform Secretariat: info@ledslac.org.
Victor Hugo Ventura. Head of the Energy and Natural Resources Unit, ECLAC.
Federico Moyano. Bioenergy strategies consultant for Probiomasa, FAO.
Agronomist from the University of Buenos Aires. Has a master’s degree in natural resources management from the University of Edinburgh, UK. He worked as a manager of environmental projects in UNDP, as Sales Manager of carbon projects in EcoSecurities Brazil and then as director of EcoSecurities Argentina. In 2011 co-he founded ProSustentia consultancy dedicated to climate change. In parallel, since 2013, he serves as a consultant for FAO for the bioenergy strategies component of Probiomasa.