International policy
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This page gives an overview of international cooperation and policy on bioenergy. The international organizations page has a more comprehensive list of institutions involved in international cooperation.
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Events
- 3-14 December 2007, Bali, Indonesia: Meeting of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change & Kyoto Protocol. (Themes: climate change, international cooperation)
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International partnerships
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Multilateral agreements
- International Biofuels Forum (IBF)
- Core Agriculture Support Program - Is a part of the Strategic Framework for Subregional Cooperation in Agriculture for the Greater Mekong Subregion Program, which includes Cambodia, China, Lao, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The program works to increase cross-border trade and investment in agriculture. A major part will focus on ensuring "that the benefits from new opportunities opening up in agriculture through biofuel crops and the attendant new technologies, and the opening of borders among GMS nations will be spread out equitably."[1]
- Kyoto Protocol
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Bilateral agreements
- US-Brazil ethanol partnership
- Brazil-Indonesia Consultative Committee on Biofuels
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International financing
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Development banks
- African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) (sometimes abbreviated AsDB)
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) (sometimes abbreviated IDB)
- World Bank
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South-South cooperation
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Technology transfer
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Publications
See books, reports, scientific papers, position papers and websites for additional useful resources.
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United Nations publications
- Sustainable Bioenergy: A Framework for Decision Makers (pdf) - UN-Energy, April 2007. An overview of the benefits and risks of bioenergy and what policy makers have to do to ensure environmental, social and economic sustainability.
- Energy in the United Nations: An Overview of UN-Energy Activities (PDF file) - UN-Energy, April 2006.
- The Emerging Biofuels Market: Regulatory, Trade and Development Implications prepared by Simonetta Zarrilli; UNCTAD, 2006.
- Introducing the International Bioenergy Platform (IBEP) (PDF file) - FAO, 2006.
- Bioenergy - UN FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization), April 2005.
