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How much bioenergy can Europe produce without harming the environment?
The purpose of this report is to assess how much biomass could technically be available for energy production without increasing pressures on the environment. As such, it develops a number of environmental criteria for bioenergy production, which are then used as assumptions for modelling the primary potential. These criteria were developed on a European scale. Complementary assessments at more regional and local scale are recommended as a follow-up of this work.
Energy and environment in the European Union - Tracking progress towards integration
Indicator-based report to measure progress of environmental integration within the energy sector.
European forests — ecosystem conditions and sustainable use
Residential energy consumption in the Western Balkans by energy carrier, 2004
Residential energy consumption in the Western Balkans by energy carrier, 2004
Routes for converting biomass to energy
The schema shows the most common biomass categories derived from agriculture, forests and wastes, and the conversion routes that are expected to become economic by 2020.
Spawning stock biomass and fishing pressure for North Sea cod 1963-2002
Trend in discard rates in % (biomass discarded to total catch) with fishing depth
Woodland creation
This map shows spatial distribution and intensity of woodland creation (lcf61 Withdrawal of farming with woodland creation and lcf72 Forest creation, afforestation) over the territory in period 2006-2012.
Estimated forest biomass resource potential for bioenergy in EU-21 from 2010-2030
Note: EU-21 refer to EU-25 excluding Cyprus, Greece, Luxembourg, and Malta.
Evolution of carbon in above- and below-ground woody biomass
Composition of aggregated resource use (DMC), 2001
Vegetation productivity and land use, 2000-2018
Vegetation productivity indicates the spatial distribution and change of the vegetation cover - a key characteristic of ecosystem condition. Climatic variations are important drivers of vegetation productivity, but land use changes are even stronger. Productivity in Europe increases most due to agricultural land management and converting other lands to agriculture, whereas largest decrease is caused by sprawling urban areas. The dashboard below enables the exploration of these processes during 2000-2018.
Mean growing stock density by country in 2015
Mean growing stock density by country in 2015 - EU
Land available for biomass production for energy
No data available for Cyprus, Luxembourg and Malta
Maximising the environmental benefits of Europe's bioenergy potential
The European Biomass Puzzle
This report looks at how biomass can help us reach our climate and environmental objectives, and how climate change might affect the EU's biomass production in agriculture and forest sectors. It also discusses key synergies and trade-offs in the use of biomass for different policy objectives.