Panelists will reflect on opportunities and challenges of expanding sustainable fuel use in the maritime sector, focusing on how biofuels can complement other low-carbon technologies to help countries meet IMO targets and advance a sustainable global shipping economy.
This panel tackles short-term opportunities for the bioenergy sector in regulated and voluntary carbon markets, discuss regulatory and methodological challenges, and assess expectations regarding the implementation of Paris Agreement market mechanisms.
The session will showcase the Brazilian Agribusiness Decarbonization Coalition's progress and how agribusiness can drive a sustainable transformation that balances climate mitigation, adaptation, and competitiveness. It will highlight collaborative pathways to scale low-carbon practices and discuss integrating agribusiness decarbonization into national policies and international commitments, showcasing Brazil’s potential as a global leader in sustainable agriculture.
This panel will explore how sustainable fuels can drive these transitions, in alignment with the Belém Commitment on Sustainable Fuels, highlighting their role in accelerating decarbonization, enhancing energy resilience, and advancing global climate objectives.
Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) is a key and complex sustainability criterion in global biofuel regulation. This panel aims discuss harmonizing ILUC methodologies, ensuring fair treatment for sustainable biofuels, and implementing safeguards that uphold environmental integrity while promoting equitable market access.
Tripling renewable energy by 2030 is a key goal of the Global Stocktake, with sustainable fuels playing a vital role in short-term decarbonization and industrial innovation. This panel will explore the barriers and opportunities for scaling up sustainable fuels as a strategy for achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
The Book & Claim model is emerging as an innovative and flexible mechanism to accelerate the deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) worldwide. The panel will explore how Book & Claim systems can be integrated into global SAF strategies, supporting broader adoption, financing, and the achievement of aviation decarbonization targets under CORSIA and national frameworks.
The global energy transition presents both unprecedented opportunities and complex challenges across sectors. This panel will explore how regulatory harmonization and coordinated policy frameworks can unlock the full potential of the energy transition—leveraging synergies between transport, industry, and clean fuels to accelerate global decarbonization.
As the world accelerates toward decarbonization, carbon intensity (CI) has become a vital measure of biofuels’ true emissions performance across their lifecycle. This panel will discuss the technical, regulatory, and policy challenges in harmonizing carbon intensity accounting and defining sustainability criteria that reflect best scientific practices and reward truly low-carbon biofuels.
Biomethane has emerged as a strategic and technically viable alternative to decarbonize its heavy transport sector in Brazil. Panelists will discuss the main challenges and opportunities to expand biomethane use in heavy transport, covering regulatory frameworks, distribution infrastructure, financial mechanisms, technological innovation, and regional production models.
Panelists will explore how biofuels can drive a just and inclusive energy transition across Global South, fostering local value creation, energy security, and sustainable growth. Discussions will highlight opportunities for South–South cooperation, technology transfer, and climate finance to empower developing regions as leaders in the global energy transition.
Financing the energy transition is one of the greatest challenges to achieving global climate goals. Climate finance plays a crucial role in advancing decarbonization, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors such as aviation and maritime transport, where renewable and biofuel solutions face high capital barriers. This panel will explore how innovative financial mechanisms, supportive policies, and regulatory frameworks can unlock investment for clean energy and biofuel projects. Discussions will also highlight the importance of international cooperation and blended finance to mobilize resources in developing countries, where emission reduction potential is greatest, but funding remains scarce.
