Proceedings of the workshop on development of meaningful statistics for sustainable bioenergy trade, International Energy Agency, Paris, France, 25 February 2008

There is a clear need for more elaborate biomass trade statistics and to make an inventory of ongoing activities by different international bodies to collect these statistics. The objectives of the workshop were: 1. To bring together various institutions currently involved in collecting international biomass trade statistics (such as the IEA Statistical & renewable energy divisions, Eurostat, FAO, UN ECE / Timber Section, the European Commission and others) for information dissemination and exchange; to summarize which data is currently collected, what is lacking, and what data would be required to fulfill various needs from industry, academia and policy makers 2. To explore the possibilities to set up a framework for the development of international biomass trade statistics and consistent mapping of international trade flows.