Room: Poster Area
Date: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Time: 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Session code 2AV.1
Sustainability assessments of biomass and bioenergy and social perspectives
What is the Best Use of Biomass? Tricky Trade-Offs and Sustainability Synergies
Short Introductive summary
The position of biomass as the only source of renewable carbon, and the potential to generate negative emissions using carbon capture and storage, has placed biomass as a key enabler of the transition to a defossilised economy with a significant role to play in the push towards net zero. The United Kingdom’s (UK) government has set out its own “Clean Energy Superpower Mission” which outlines Areas of Research Interest including exploring the sustainability of biomass use, increasing understanding of the non-energy uses of biomass, and identifying the need for a whole systems approach to achieving net zero. However, given the finite biomass resources available, what trade-offs must be considered to decide how best to use biomass sustainably to achieve multiple political agendas, such as achieving net zero, defossilising chemical production, or creating a circular bioeconomy?
Presenter
Mirjam ROEDER
Aston University, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute, UNITED KINGDOM
Presenter's biography
Professor Mirjam Roeder is an internationally recognised expert in sustainability, with a research portfolio that spans bioenergy systems, carbon removal technologies, and evidence-based policy design.
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Co-authors:
M. Röder, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute, Aston University, Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM
Session reference: 2AV.1.9