The workshop took place in Heidelberg / Germany on 23 October 2012 and was the first external event of the BioGrace-II project. It gathered GHG experts in the field of bioenergy and focused on methodological issues in the course of harmonising bioenergy GHG calculations.

Key objectives of the workshop were

• to review the 1^st version of the BioGrace-II Excel-based GHG calculation tool,
• to discuss key questions concerning GHG data and accounting methodologies,
• to identify key policy recommendations for harmonising solid and gaseous biomass GHG calculations.

The outcome of the methodological discussion was communicated to the European Commission.