On 2 October 2024, the European Commission proposed a one-year extension for the EU's anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR), delaying the compliance deadlines to December 2025 for large companies and June 2026 for smaller businesses. This move aims to accommodate concerns raised by member states and stakeholders, though it still requires agreement from the European Parliament and Council to become effective....
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On 2 October, Bioenergy Europe met in a hybrid event in Brussels to approve a key amendment to the organization’s statute promoting gender balance on its board. The new board will be elected on 20 November, following the new statutes’ changes....
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The Austrian Biomass Association (Österreichischer Biomasse-Verband), with support from Austria's Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions, and Water Management, has published an in-depth analysis of the current state of Austria's forests. ...
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On September 4-6, representatives of the national pellet associations that are members of the European Pellet Council (EPC) gathered in Chania, Greece, for the annual Seminar. The EPC Seminar serves as a platform for discussions, strategic planning, joint activities and collaborations related to the premium pellet sector....
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The European Bioenergy Day campaign aims to shed light on the increasingly central role sustainable biomass is playing in the EU’s energy transition. It provides key facts on biomass and the bioenergy industry and celebrates people, projects and companies that are contributing to achieving European carbon-neutrality. ...
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Bioenergy Europe provided feedback on the evaluation of the LULUCF regulation. This feedback emphasizes setting achievable, science-based targets, the importance of sustainable forest management, and the need to separate LULUCF from emissions reduction targets while supporting technical carbon removals....
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On July 3rd Bioenergy Europe joined the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) EU Conference. With over 200 delegates, this was one of the largest Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage conferences in Brussels this year. ...
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Bioenergy Europe joined the 32nd EUBCE, a multifaceted event bringing together academia, industry and policy experts in the field of biomass. ...
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Stepping up the future of BECCS: DNV gives greenlight to new methodology for carbon removals Bioenergy Europe welcomes the announcement that a new methodology quantifying the contribution of BECCS (Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage) to climate change mitigation, has been validated by DNV. On 2023, Stockholm Exergi and Drax, in collaboration with Eco Engineers and McKinsey, developed a methodology to quantify the volumes of carbon...
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