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The Bioenergy Criteria document, published by the Climate Bonds Initiative, establishes a certification scheme for bioenergy-related debt instruments, assets, and entities. It defines eligibility based on three core pillars: greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation thresholds, sustainable biomass feedstock requirements, and climate adaptation and resilience standards. The criteria aim to align bioenergy investments with the Paris Agreement by implementing a declining trajectory of allowable emissions intensity, targeting 'close to zero' by 2050.

This fact sheet describes the Resources and Energy Analysis Programme (REAP), an analysis tool developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to calculate and illustrate the environmental impact of consumption at local, regional, and national levels. It emphasizes the importance of accounting for the entire life cycle of products, including production in other countries, to understand the full ecological footprint of consumption.