On 26 March the Bioenergy Europe and ENplus® teams visited IBV's sawmill in Vielsalm, Belgium. The facility stands out for its innovative approach to sustainability. It transforms by-products of wood processing into ENplus® certified wood pellets, while its biomass boilers and solar panels produce more energy than the site consumes....
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During the last Bioenergy Europe's Working Group on Carbon Dioxide Removals, participants had the opportunity to visit Stockholm Exergi’s BECCS facility. The Working Group discussed advancements in carbon removal certification, collaborations for CO2 removals, and the importance of transparency and standards in carbon tracking....
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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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18 European organisations released a call to action urging the European Commission and Member States to prioritise heating and cooling decarbonisation in the upcoming legislative mandate....
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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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The CDR sector asks that the Green Claims Directive recognises the role of climate claims to incentivise investment in permanent and high-integrity carbon removals, as long as this neither impedes nor reduces a company’s absolute emissions reduction target....
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