Pathway 6.

Fuel Decarbonization → Bioenergy Feedstocks

6.1.7 Bioenergy in Renewable Energy Standards

LPDD Recommendation: “States could eliminate non-waste forms of biomass as qualifying renewable resources in their RPS.”

LPDD Recommendation: “States with an active RPS (the time horizon for some RPS has passed), and states that may adopt an RPS in the future, should include sustainability requirements based on life-cycle analysis in the definition of qualifying biomass.”

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LPDD Model Law: Carbon-Neutral Bioenergy Acquisition Law

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Requires that any contracts related to procurements of electricity generated from bioenergy utilize feedstocks that meet decarbonization criteria.

Massachusetts RPS

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Provides for biomass life cycle analysis, setting a standard for ensuring the carbon benefit of biomass production.

California RPS biomass verification requirements

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Imposes a reporting requirement without further standards for cultivation, collection, or transportation. This is a common flaw across state RPS laws.

Michigan RPS Biomass Definition

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Defines biomass to exclude trees and wood unless that are derived from sustainably managed forests or procurement systems.

Report, Environmental Justice in the Renewable Energy Transition

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Provides a comparison of variable state definitions of biomass.

Report, Defining Biomass as a Source of Renewable Energy

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

A survey and analysis of biomass definitions in states’ Renewable Portfolio Standards, federal law, and proposed legislation.