Circular Choices coalition members gathered in Brussels for a public event to discuss the need to sustain their sector’s global leadership in innovation as well as its role in the EU ‘open strategic autonomy’. On the same day, the EU Commission released a communication on ‘Boosting biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU’. Both the core topics of the event, innovation and autonomy, are at the...
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On the week of the International Day of Forests, Bioenergy Europe is proud to present a new paper on The Symbiotic Relationship between Bioenergy and Forest Management in Europe. The paper aims to clarify common misconceptions on the topic, delving into key concepts like carbon sink, carbon stock and biodiversity and explores the links between sustainable forest management, the forest industry and bioenergy. It comes...
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The next European electoral mandate will have a crucial role in delivering on the European Union’s (EU) climate and energy targets. Representing over half of Europe’s renewable energy production, bioenergy is a key actor in the transition. However, to live up to our ambitions for 2050, policymakers will need to take some important steps ahead....
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Bioenergy Europe warmly welcomes the European Commission’s Communication on the 2040 climate targets. A 90% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is the right response to threat of climate change and the bioenergy sector is ready contribute to its achievement....
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Bioenergy Europe’s Policy Director Irene di Padua presented the proposed requirements and changes in the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Regulations, exploring the impacts they may have on the European bioenergy sector. ...
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Bioenergy Europe hosted an event to delve into the heart of Europe's energy landscape and the role of Bioenergy in the EU energy transition. During the event Jérémie Geelen, Bioenergy Europe's Market Intelligence Director, presented a statistical report, 'Bioenergy Landscape' shedding light on bioenergy’s significance in the European Union's decarbonization journey....
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The Bioenergy Europe Landscape Report provides information on the general EU energy mix and the different energy sources in EU27. Even though some progress has been made since the COVID-19 outbreak, the EU is still too reliant on imported fossil fuels....
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Bioenergy Europe has joined a new group of 14 EU trade associations working on circular economy. The group aims at presenting EU policymakers with an ambitious common vision ahead of 2030 and, going beyond, leading to a transition towards a circular bioeconomy....
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The preliminary results of a recent study show that the utilisation of forest residues for bioenergy will have a positive climate effect until 2050. The report takes into account the fact that these residues would otherwise be left in the forests and would decay. Taking into consideration decay shows that bioenergy from forest residues is not only carbon neutral but has a substantial positive effect...
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