Biomass action plan for Scotland

Biomass action plan for Scotland.


ANNEX B - Related policy documents

SCOTTISH POLICY DOCUMENTS

A Forward Strategy for Scottish Agriculture, 2005. www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Agriculture/Agricultural-Policy/17289/7902

A Forward Strategy for Scottish Agriculture: Next Steps, 2006. www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Agriculture/Agricultural-Policy/17289/7902

Choosing our Future: Scotland's Sustainable Development Strategy www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/12/1493902/39032

Draft Scottish Planning Policy statement 6 ( NPPG 6) www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/07/10150621/0

FREDS Biomass Energy Group report: Promoting and Accelerating the Market Penetration of Biomass Technology in Scotland, 2005 www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/infrastructure/19185/17883

Going for green growth: a green jobs strategy for Scotland, 2005 www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Enterprise/18320/13232

Non-municipal Waste Framework and Action Plan

Scottish Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan www.biodiversityscotland.gov.uk/pageType1.php?id=2&type=1&navID=27

Scottish Climate Change Programme, 2006 www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Climate-Change/16327/4825

Scottish Executive response to ERDC biomass enquiry, 2006.

Scottish Forestry Strategy, 2006 www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-6AGGZW

Scottish National Waste Plan, 2003 www.sepa.org.uk/nws

Scottish National Waste Strategy, 1999 www.sepa.org.uk/nws

Scottish Parliament ERDC: Inquiry into developments in the biomass industry, 2006 www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/environment/reports-06/rar06-04-Vol01.htm

www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/environment/documents/Execresponsetobiomassinquiryreport25.5.06.pdf

Scottish Planning Policy statement 10 - waste www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/08/11100231/0

Scottish Rural Development Plan 2000-2006 www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/06/17151608/16110

Scottish Rural Development Plan 2007-2013 www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Rural/RDR/Intro

Securing a renewable future: Scotland's Renewable Energy, 2003 www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2003/03/16850/20554

White Paper: Scotland's Transport Future, 2004. www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/06/stfwp/0

UK Policy Documents

Biomass Task Force report, 2006. www.defra.gov.uk/farm/crops/industrial/energy/biomass-taskforce/index.htm

Government response to Biomass Task Force report, 2006. www.defra.gov.uk/farm/crops/industrial/energy/biomass-taskforce/index.htm

Power from the People: UK Microgeneration Strategy. www.dti.gov.uk/energy/sources/sustainable/microgeneration/strategy/page27594.html

Recommendations of the Sustainable Procurement Task Force. www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/government/task-forces/procurement/index.htm

Securing the Future: UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy. www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/publications/uk-strategy/index.htm

UK biofuels strategy, . www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_roads/documents/divisionhomepage/037864.hcsp

UK Climate Change Programme 2006. www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/uk/ukccp/index.htm

UK Energy Review, 2006. www.dti.gov.uk/energy/review/page31995.html

UK Energy White Paper, 2003. www.dti.gov.uk/energy/policy-strategy/energy-white-paper/page21223.html

UK National non-food crops strategy, . www.defra.gov.uk/farm/crops/industrial/non-food/index.htm

UK Sustainable Development Action Plans. www.defra.gov.uk/environment/sustainable/action-plan.htm

UK Parliament EFRA committee bioenergy inquiry. www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/environment__food_and_rural_affairs/efra_climate_change__bioenergy.cfm

UK Air Quality Strategy. www.defra.gov.uk/environment/airquality/strategy/pdf/foreword.pdf

Clean Air Act 1993. www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1993/Ukpga_19930011_en_1.htm

Waste Incineration Directive, 2000. www.netregs.gov.uk/netregs/275207/1108823/?lang=_e

EU policy documents

An EU Strategy for Biofuels, 2006. COM 2006/34. www.managenergy.net/products/R1247.htm

Biomass Action Plan Impact Assessment, 2005. SEC 2005/1573. ec.europa.eu/energy/res/biomass_action_plan/doc/sec_2005_1573_impact_assessment_en.pdf

Biomass Action Plan, 2005. COM 2005/628/EC. www.managenergy.net/products/R876.htm

Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection, 2001. OJ 2001/C 37/03.

Directive on the Promotion of Biofuels for Transport, 2003. COM 2003/30/EC. www.managenergy.net/products/R219.htm

Directive on the promotion of cogeneration, 2004. CO 2004/8. www.managenergy.net/products/R81.htm

Doing more with Less, Green Paper on Energy Efficiency, 2005. COM 2005/265. ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/index_en.htm

Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources, 2001. COM 2001/77/EC. www.managenergy.net/products/R80.htm

EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, 2002. COM 2002/91/EC. www.managenergy.net/products/R210.htm

europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/cnc/2001/com2001_0069en01.pdf

europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2001/c_037/c_03720010203en00030015.pdf

Fuel Quality Directive, 1998. COM 98/70. ec.europa.eu/environment/air/transport.htm#2

Green Paper: A European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy, 2006. COM 2006/105. ec.europa.eu/energy/green-paper-energy/index_en.htm

Guidelines on National Regional Aid for 2007-2013, 2006. OJ 2006/C 54/08. ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/state_aid/regional/rag_en.pdf

How much biomass can Europe use without harming its environment?, 2005. EEA 2/2005. reports.eea.europa.eu/briefing_2005_2/en

Implementation of the Community Strategy and Action Plan on Renewable Energy Sources (1998 - 2000), 2001. COM 2001/69/EC

Restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity, 2003. COM 2003/96.

The share of Renewable Energy in the EU, 2005. COM 2004/366/EC. www.managenergy.net/products/R608.htm

White Paper: Energy for the future - renewable sources of energy, 1997. COM 97/599/EC. www.managenergy.net/products/R26.htm

www.managenergy.net/products/R538.htm

Other references

Carbon Trust, 2006. Biomass Sector Review for the Carbon Trust. www.carbontrust.co.uk/publications/publicationdetail?productid=CTC512

CONFOR, 2006. Supply and demand of wood fibre in Scotland. www.confor.org.uk

DfT, 2005. UK report to the commission on biofuels 2005. www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_roads/documents/pdf/dft_roads_pdf_038897.pdf

DTI, 200?. Renewable Heat and Heat from Combined Heat and Power Plants - Study and Analysis. www.dti.gov.uk/energy/sources/renewables/policy/renewable-heat/page15963.html

DTI, 2004. Renewable Supply Chain Gap Analysis. www.dti.gov.uk/files/file15401.pdf

DTI, 2004. Renewables Innovation Review. www.dti.gov.uk/energy/sources/renewables/policy/government-renewable-energy-policy/renewables-innovation-review/page15308.html

DTI, 2005. Proposals for introducing a Code for Sustainable Homes. A consultation paper. www.dti.gov.uk/sectors/construction/sustainability/codesushomes/page13697.html

FREDS, 2005. Scotland's Renewable Energy Potential: Realising the 2020 Target - Future Generation Group Report. www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/09/09144010/40120

IEA, 2004. Biofuels for Transport: an International Perspective. www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2004/biofuels2004.pdf

RCEP, 200?. Special Report - Biomass as a Renewable Energy Source. www.rcep.org.uk/bioreport.htm

Remade Scotland, 2002. Wood Waste Arisings in Scotland: Assessment of Available Data on Scottish Woodwaste Arisings wood arisings study. www.remade.org.uk/Wood/wood_documents/wood_waste_arisings_scotland.pdf

Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2006. Energy Issues for Scotland. www.royalsoced.org.uk/enquiries/energy/index.htm

SAC, 2005. Economic Evaluation of Biodiesel Production from Oilseed Rape grown in North and East Scotland. www.angus.gov.uk/ac/documents/sacreport.pdf

Scottish Enterprise, 2005. Scoping Study: The Commercial Opportunities of Wood Fuel Heating in Scotland. www.forestryscotland.com/pages/download.asp?file=Econergy Woodheat Final report.pdf

Scottish Executive, 2001. Scotland's Renewable Resource . www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2003/09/18270/27258

Scottish Executive, 2006. Scottish Energy Study. www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2006/01/26143524

Scottish Executive, 2006. SPICE Briefing: Biomass, 2006. www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/research/briefings-06/SB06-13.pdf

Scottish Renewables Forum, 2005. Delivering the New Generation of Energy: Route Map to Scotland's Renewable Future www.scottishrenewables.com/data/reports/SRF%20Route%20Map.pdf

SDC, 2005. Wood Fuel for Warmth. www.sd-commission.org.uk/publications/downloads/050626-SDC-Wood-Fuel-for-Warmth.pdf

SEERAD, 2006. Review of Greenhouse Gas Life Cycle Emissions, Air Pollution Impacts and Economics of Biomass Production and Consumption in Scotland. www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/09/22094104/0

SEPA, 2004. Guidelines for the Thermal Treatment of Municipal Waste. www.sepa.org.uk/nws/guidance/index.htm

SEPA, 2006. Analysis of Current Biowaste Arisings and Treatment Methodologies in Scotland. www.sepa.org.uk/pdf/nws/research/biowaste_in_Scotland_Aug06.pdf

SEPA, 2006. Is it waste? Is it waste? - Understanding the definition of waste. www.sepa.org.uk/guidance/waste/is_it_waste.htm

WRAP, 2006. Environmental Benefits of recycling: An international review of life cycle comparisons for key materials in the UK recycling sector. www.wrap.org.uk/wrap_corporate/about_wrap/environmental.html

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