National Strategy for Biomass Mobilisation. Decree of the 26 February 2018 bearing publication of the national strategy for biomass mobilisation

This document defines the French strategy inspired by the French law on energy transition for a green growth (LTECV), which aims at developing positive externalities related to the mobilisation and therefore the increased use of biomass, notably to mitigate climate change. This means valorisation of biomass as a substitution to fossil energies, mobilisation of biomass (more particularly wood) for the increase of carbon capture, improvement of energy independence, and development of competitive and rewarding sectors related to the agriculture and forest sectors. This strategy also aims at meeting the demand of these sectors in terms of volume and quality, at preventing usage conflicts, and at optimising benefits and preventing potentially negative economic, social and environmental impacts. A first part proposes an overview of the situation of non-food-related markets of biomass: categories of presently valorised biomass, policies and public measures, benchmark of policies within the EU. A second part discusses conditions of sustainability: targeted positive impact of the strategy, role of energy valorization, importance of the taking of environmental stakes into account, social aspects and economic stakes. The third part proposes an assessment of additional biomass resources to meet the demand (notably energy demand) in metropolitan France and in the different overseas territories. The fourth part assesses and discusses mobilizable resources and mobilization objectives in metropolitan France and in the different overseas territories. An action plan is then proposed which addresses: transverse recommendations, forest biomass, agricultural biomass, breeding effluents, biomass from wastes and residues. The last part briefly addresses governance issues. Appendices notably contain several data table