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ABBBA African Bioenergy and Biofuels Business Assessment Global Challenge is an independent think tank that analyzes problems and proposes solutions to global challenges in economics, climate and migration. The Global Challenge initiative ABBBA is a threeyear project, cofunded by Sida. ABBBA aims to bring about investments in African forestry, biomass and bioenergy sector that meet high sustainability standards. Relevant background information: 1) In order to reach the EU target of 20 % renewable bioenergy by 2013, it will require 50100 % more biomass than what is produced today to replace coal and fossil oil as raw material in the energy production. 2) Africa has the potential to become a significant producer of forest products, bioenergy and biofuels with the capacity to produce large quantities of high quality at a competitive price. Social and economic sustainability requires investments that would support local development, employment and livelihood. 3) Investments in the production of biomass and biofuels are far from unproblematic. In many parts of the world, rapid deforestation is taking place, often with illegal practices in areas of high biodiversity and high conservation value. The problems are many, but the solution is not to halt investments. That would give the illegal market a big advantage, and overlook the forestry sector's inherent potential as a carbon sink. Currently, logging is responsible for almost a fifth of the global emissions. Global Challenge's role is to act as a mediator between African actors / projects and Nordic companies that have an interest in getting involved in business development in Africa with an emphasis in biomass and sustainable forestry. Our partners in Africa will identify potential projects and collaboration possibilities, mainly in southern and eastern Africa. Our network in the Nordic region will identify relevant partners and stakeholders in Sweden and the Nordic countries. ABBBA consists of Project group: Tove Strauss (Project manager), Hanna Begler and Mattias Goldmann. Steering Committee: Bo Göransson (Chairman), Lennart Båge and Kristina Persson.

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   ABBBA  -­‐  African  Bioenergy  and  Biofuels  Business  Assessment  

   

Global  Challenge  is  an  independent  think  tank  that  analyzes  problems  and  proposes  solutions  to  global  challenges  in  economics,  climate  and  migration.    The  Global  Challenge  initiative  ABBBA  is  a  three-­‐year  project,  co-­‐funded  by  Sida.    ABBBA  aims  to  bring  about  investments  in  African  forestry,  biomass  and  bioenergy  sector  that  meet  high  sustainability  standards.    Relevant  background  information:    1)  In  order  to  reach  the  EU  target  of  20  %  renewable  bioenergy  by  2013,  it  will  require  50-­‐100  %  more  biomass  than  what  is  produced  today  to  replace  coal  and  fossil  oil  as  raw  material  in  the  energy  production.    2)  Africa  has  the  potential  to  become  a  significant  producer  of  forest  products,  bioenergy  and  biofuels  with  the  capacity  to  produce  large  quantities  of  high  quality  at  a  competitive  price.  Social  and  economic  sustainability  requires  investments  that  would  support  local  development,  employment  and  livelihood.    3)  Investments  in  the  production  of  biomass  and  biofuels  are  far  from  unproblematic.  In  many  parts  of  the  world,  rapid  deforestation  is  taking  place,  often  with  illegal  practices  in  areas  of  high  biodiversity  and  high  conservation  value.    The  problems  are  many,  but  the  solution  is  not  to  halt  investments.  That  would  give  the  illegal  market  a  big  advantage,  and  overlook  the  forestry  sector's  inherent  potential  as  a  carbon  sink.  Currently,  logging  is  responsible  for  almost  a  fifth  of  the  global  emissions.    Global  Challenge's  role  is  to  act  as  a  mediator  between  African  actors  /  projects  and  Nordic  companies  that  have  an  interest  in  getting  involved  in  business  development  in  Africa  with  an  emphasis  in  biomass  and  sustainable  forestry.    Our  partners  in  Africa  will  identify  potential  projects  and  collaboration  possibilities,  mainly  in  southern  and  eastern  Africa.  Our  network  in  the  Nordic  region  will  identify  relevant  partners  and  stakeholders  in  Sweden  and  the  Nordic  countries.    ABBBA  consists  of  Project  group:  Tove  Strauss  (Project  manager),  Hanna  Begler  and  Mattias  Goldmann.  Steering  Committee:  Bo  Göransson  (Chairman),  Lennart  Båge  and  Kristina  Persson.