BioEnergy Producers Association
Clean Technology for Renewable Energy
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Bioenergy Producers Association (BEPA) is to advance
the development and commercialization of sustainable, environmentally
preferable industries that produce power, fuels, and chemicals from
agricultural, forestry, and urban sources of biomass and plastic wastes.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
- Serve as a unified voice for California biobased industries to
inform and advise policymakers on the broad-based environmental and
economic benefits of bioenergy and bioproducts, including reduction of
petroleum dependency, greenhouse gas emissions, and air toxics; and
enhancement of the State's agricultural base, air and water quality,
landfill diversion, forest health and wildfire protection, and
economic development.
- Promote the development of a comprehensive bioenergy policy for the
State of California that prioritizes biobased industry growth, and
that furthers national biomass research and development policy
objectives for energy security, pollution abatement, and rural
economic development.
- Facilitate a dialogue with the Legislature, and with relevant State
agencies, including the California Energy Commission, Resources
Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, and Trade & Commerce, to
ensure a collaborative and coordinated approach to the accomplishment
of State bioenergy policy objectives.
- Promote the development and expansion of renewable power generation
from agricultural, forestry, and urban biomass residues through
expansion of the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), net-metering and
distributed energy options, production incentives, and
statutory/regulatory reforms that remove obstacles to the beneficial
use of biogas and synthesis gas.
- Promote the development and expansion of California renewable fuels
production from agricultural crops, bio-oils, forestry residues, urban
waste residues, other cellulosic biomass, and waste plastics through
the establishment of a California Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS),
California greenhouse gas and climate change policy, financing and
production incentives, performance-based regulatory standards, and the
removal of statutory/regulatory impediments to biomass and plastics
waste conversion.
- Promote the development and expansion of biochemical and biobased
product manufacture through the incorporation of biobased products
into State and local procurement policies, and through State
coordination with USDA and other federal agencies to integrate
California agricultural crops, economic incentives, and product
testing programs with biobased industries.
- Educate the public about the environmental and economic benefits of
biobased industries, and pursue broad-based coalitions for
accomplishment of the BEPA mission.
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