text: To mitigate climate and environmental risks created by the increasing use of certain 
  sources for bioenergy, the revised Renewable Energy Directive39 includes strengthened 
  sustainability criteria. It also promotes the shift to advanced biofuels based on residues 
  and non-reusable and non-recyclable waste. This approach should continue for all forms 
  of bioenergy. The use of whole trees and food and feed crops for energy production – 
  whether produced in the EU or imported – should be minimised. 
  
  To better understand and monitor the potential climate and biodiversity risks, the 
  Commission is assessing the**EU and global biomass supply and demand**and related 
  sustainability40. As part of its increased ambition to protect and restore forest ecosystems, 
  the Commission will publish the results of this work on the use of forest biomass for 
  energy production by the end of 2020. This will inform the Commission’s policy- 
  making, including the review and revision, where necessary, of the level of ambition of 
  the Renewable Energy Directive, the Emissions Trading Scheme, and the Regulation on 
  land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) set for 2021. 
  
  In line with the Renewable Energy Directive, the Commission will also develop 
  operational guidance in 2021 on the**new sustainability criteria on forest biomass for**