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Initiatives

Advancing Renewable Biomass Energy - United States

Participating Countries: United States of America

Goals: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Renewable Biomass Energy Project aims to generate and share information that can be applied by participating ECPA countries for expanding production and usage of renewable biomass for energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Overview: As part of this Partnership, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is implementing a project to build international cooperation and production capacity for renewable biomass energy. As part of this capacity building project, country-specific technical support - provided through the USDA - will focus on three primary enabling activities for three partner ECPA countries: U.S. study tours, scientific exchanges, and demonstration projects. The objective of this program is to increase production, diversity, and use of biomass used for energy and biofuels, as well as support and strengthen policy frameworks that encourage production of biomass used for energy.

Implementing Partners:

Financing: U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Initiative points of contact

Micah Rosenblum
Policy Coordination and Planning Staff
USDA/FAS/Office of Capacity Building and Development
Washington, D.C.
Tel.: +1 (202) 720-5876
e-mail: Micah.Rosenblum@fas.usda.gov

Paul Trupo
Agricultural Economist
USDA/FAS/Office of Capacity Building and Development
Washington, D.C.
Tel.: +1 (202) 720 1335
e-mail: Paul.Trupo@fas.usda.gov