The main results of the project are available here.
The first phase of the project was dedicated to analyze the current data on different sectors using biomass for energy and non-energy purposes. The gathered information enabled a preliminary analysis of the available biomass resources, the current and potential production and the different biomass conversion technologies. The information from this analysis was used to identify uncertainties and gaps in data that needs to be filled.
Using the preliminary white paper as a starting point, a series of five regional workshops were organized to discuss about the content of the white paper and exchange in roundtables on certain questions, uncertainties and other elements deemed relevant to paint the most accurate picture of the situation.
These workshops have brought together specialists and stakeholders from academia, governments, indigenous communities, and industrial sectors that process or use biomass resources. These meetings enabled them to share their knowledge and experience, to advance thinking and identify issues to be prioritized or explored in greater depth in the biomass industry, in their province or in their sector of activity.
Following the regional workshops, a one-day forum dedicated to presentations, panels and plenary sessions on the contribution of biomass to net-zero was held on 13 February 2024, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
The day's program, slides and links to video recordings of each presentation are available on the forum page.
It is also possible to view the complete video recording.
The final report of this project explores first the factors that impact the benefit of biomass use in terms of climate change mitigation, the methods used to track biogenic CO2, and those employed to evaluate biomass uses.
The second part of the report describes the proposed approach for project evaluation in Canada’s transition to net zero and the structure of the first version of the Biomass System Perspective decision-support tool.