JUSTIFICATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FOREST WOODY BIOMASS RESIDUES AS A BIOENERGY RESOURCE IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION

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🔬研究者:Researchers in bioenergy and sustainability will appreciate the application of EU sustainability criteria to a post-conflict context.

🏢実務担当者:Bioenergy project developers can use the cascade principle and sustainability criteria as guidance for feedstock sourcing.

🏛政策担当者:Policymakers in regions with forest resources should note the potential of logging residues and the need for regulatory frameworks that ensure sustainability.

Forest woody biomass is a renewable energy source and a component in improving energy efficiency and energy security. The biomass energy sector has suffered the least damage from hostilities due to its dispersed nature, unlike other areas of renewable energy. The aim of the study is to substantiate the feasibility and strategic importance of using forest woody biomass waste for energy purposes in the context of sustainable development requirements and climate change mitigation. Using the method of system analysis, the potential and prospects for using forest woody biomass waste for bioenergy purposes were examined. The sustainability criteria for forest biomass adopted in the European Union are presented in terms of their implementation in Ukraine. For the purposes of the article, the term “forest woody biomass waste of the forest industry complex” is used, encompassing residues from forest management and logging activities, as well as by-products of secondary wood processing. The regulatory framework governing the bioenergy sector based on forest biomass is analyzed. A comparative assessment of timber harvesting levels is provided, and strategic directions are identified for aligning consumer demand with the preservation of biodiversity and forest ecosystem services. The results of the study demonstrate that Ukraine has sufficient potential to increase the volume of energy biomass by mobilizing logging residues and wood-processing waste. It is emphasized that decisions on the use of wood waste as an energy source must be based on the cascade principle and biomass sustainability criteria. The scientific novelty of the study lies in substantiating conceptual approaches to using wood waste from the forest industry as an energy resource in accordance with sustainability criteria and the cascade use principle. Further research should focus on determining the optimal volumes of logging residue removal from forests, exploring the relationship between bioenergy and climate change, and improving technologies for collecting and utilizing forest biomass for energy purposes. The impact of hostilities on the development of sustainable forest bioenergy requires a separate, in-depth study.

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