Title: European Environment for Biomass Energy:
1- European Environment for Biomass Energy
- Legal, regulatory and technical landscape in
Sweden - Lars Roth
- Second Secretary
- Trade and Economic Affairs
- Embassy of Sweden
- (202) 467-2670
- lars.roth_at_foreign.ministry.se
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3The Swedish Energy System
4Swedens total energy supply 1970-2006, TWh,
Swedish Energy Agency
5Rapid growth in biomass
6Rapid growth in wind power
GW
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1980
1990
2000
7POLITICAL DRIVING FORCES
- Oil crisis of 1973 and 1979 call for energy
efficiency and energy independence - Phase out of nuclear power
- Global Warming call for CO2 reductions
- Tradition of bipartisan approach on energy
policies - Membership in the EU
8BUILDING SECTOR
Other fuels
Biomass
District heating
Electricity
Oil
SCB Swedish Energy Agency
9INDUSTRY
District heating
Coal
Electricity
Natural Gas
Oil
SCB Swedish Energy Agency
10TRANSPORT SECTOR
SCB Swedish Energy Agency
11Rapid growth in alternative fuels
12Economic and Legal Instruments
13CO2 tax
- Introduced 1991
- Additional to energy tax (introduced 1979)
- Reduce or stabilize CO2 emissions. Tax revenues
- Applies to households and industry
- Industry pays lower rate - competitiveness
14Green Tax Change Reform
- Introduced 2000
- 13.6 billion SEK during 2001 2005
- Higher environmental taxes (CO2, energy, waste)
- Lower income taxes and employment fees
15EU Emission Trading System (ETS)
- Since 1 January 2005
- 2008 2012 (2nd trading period)
- 10 000 installations in the energy and
industrial sectors - collectively responsible for 40 of EU
greenhouse gas emissions - After 2013 inclusion of airline industry?
16OTHER ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
- Tax credits e.g. for biofuels and renewable
heating - Federal Investment Programs LIP and Klimp
- Federal grants for energy efficiency in public
buildings and solar heating - Green Car Rebate ( free parking and no
congestion charges)
17Rapid growth in green cars in Sweden
18Regulations
- Federal Building Codes
- Max. 110 kWh per m2 in new buildings (55 kWh
if electricity) - Mandatory Supply of Biofuels at Gas Stations
- Law came into effect at 1 January 2006
- By 2009 all gas stations are mandated to offer
biofuels - Mandatory CO2 Emission Levels for New Cars
- 130g/km from 2012 and 95g/km from 2020 (EU
wide)
19BURDEN SHARE PER COUNTRY
20The way ahead
- 2020 (compared to 1990 levels)
- 10 percent renewable share in the transport
sector - 20 percent increased energy efficiency
- 40 percent reduction in greenhouse gases
- heating will be completely fossil free
Vision By 2050 Sweden will have zero net
emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere
while at the same time having a sustainable and
resource efficient energy system.
21Business opportunities
22Swedish American Co-operation
23Memorandum of Understanding between Sweden the
U.S.
24LINKĂ–PING - FLINT BIOGAS CO-OPERATION IN MICHIGAN
25CHEMREC NEW PAGE CO-OPERATION IN MICHIGAN
26Swedish Biofuels AB
27Energy efficiency half of the solution!
28Win - Win situation
- Since 1990 Swedens carbon emissions have
decreased by 9 - during the same period GNP has
grown by 44 - Swedish clean-tech exports have grown by 75
since 2003 (more than 3 billion USD annually) - The environmental sector employs more than 50 000
people an increase by 25 within the last five
years
29SWEDEN No. 1 Strong all around terrific water
resources and very low pollution and emissions
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Norway
- 14. Germany
- 27. Japan
- 66. USA
April 14, 2008 NEWSWEEK
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- during the autumn of 2009
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