Room: Yangtze 2
Date: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Time: 17:30 - 18:30 CEST
Session code IAO.3
Practice and experience with sustainabiltiy assessment and certification with biofuels
Navigating biomass sustainability policy in the Netherlands
Presenter
Bas HEUKELS
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, THE NETHERLANDS
Presenter's biography
Bas Heukels is policymaker at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate in the Netherlands. His expertise is on forest biomass and sustainability certification, and he has a background in sustainable forest management. At the Ministry he works on sustainable biomass policy both at the national level and in EU context. Bas has been active in IEA Bioenergy since 2019, and in this role he has been working to close the gap between science, policy and industry.
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Session reference: IAO.3.1