Yesterday, Bioenergy Europe’s Secretariat published a position paper on the Fit-for-55 package calling on policy makers to consider 5 guiding principles when crafting legislation: increase our climate ambition, create non-discriminatory legislation, limit the growth of regulatory burden, include all aspects of sustainability, and do not discriminate on energy feedstocks. For more information, please contact Daniel Reinemann.
The European People’s Party (EPP) wrote an open letter to President Ursula von der Leyen, Executive Vice President Vladis Dombrovskis, and Commissioner Mairead McGuinness, and 11 Member States signed a letter sent to Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans. Both letters highlight the concern with the upcoming EU Forest Strategy which neglects the social and economic aspects of sustainability and that it is an unacceptable expansion of EU competence by proposing a common EU forest policy that violates the subsidiarity principle. For more information, please contact Daniel Reinemann.
The report on Biomass Support Schemes for Heat and Electricity in all EU Member States for 2021 is available for our members. The detailed report outlines all existing support schemes currently available for the Heat and Electricity industries, including investment, operational, market-based support and more. See the report in the Members Area. For more information, contact our team.
Bioenergy Europe has been working on a position paper on heat decarbonisation, suggesting concrete actions for the revision of key policies and advocating for the replacement of old heating systems with new renewable ones. The position will be published on 8 July right before the “Fit for 55” package. Comments on the draft are welcome until Monday 5 July at noon. For more information, please contact Irene di Padua.
The European Parliament voted 442 to 203 (with 51 abstentions) to adopt the European Climate Law on 24 June and it was adopted by the Council on 28 June. 20 days after it is signed and published in the Official Journal, it will enter into force. The Climate Law enshrines in law for the first time that the EU will be climate neutral by 2050. For more information, please contact Daniel Reinemann.
Bioenergy Europe’s Secretariat is currently working on producing a joint paper with other stakeholders in the forestry and forest product sectors. The paper will highlight common concerns facing the sectors in light of the new drafts of the EU Forest Strategy and REDIII. For more information, please contact Daniel Reinemann.
The report on Biomass Support Schemes for Heat and Electricity in all EU Member States for 2021 is available for our members. The detailed report outlines all existing support schemes currently available for the Heat and Electricity industries, including investment, operational, market-based support and more. See the report in the Members Area. For more information, contact our team.
Last week, the European Parliament debated and passed the Biodiversity Strategy. Although the strategy is non-binding, it calls for the revision and alignment of EU rules on the use of biomass for energy production with the objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy. Unfortunately, amendment 17, which would have benefited bioenergy failed. The Secretariat has compiled a list of the MEPs (excluding the Greens, GUE/NGL, and NIs) who voted against amendment 17 or abstained. The Strategy now awaits approval from the Council. For more information, please contact Daniel Reinemann.
A new draft of the Impact Assessment on whether economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation was conditionally approved on Monday. Despite revisions, some administrative problems with the document remain as the Regulatory Scrutiny Board’s (RSB) overall 2nd
Bioenergy Europe’s Secretariat attended the first workshop on the revision of reference values for high-efficiency cogeneration. The workshop provided the introduction about the foreseen revision of Art 14 (10), Art 22 (1), Art 23 (2) as well as Annexes I and II of the Energy Efficiency Directive. The next workshop is foreseen for mid-September.
