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EuropaBio, the European Association for Bioindustries, has called for an ambitious revision of the European Bioeconomy Strategy. According to the trade body, such a revision would help tackle climate change and meet the needs of a growing population whilst boosting Europe’s resource efficiency, competitiveness and long-term economic growth. “To achieve this, the revision must put in…
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A scientist from the University of Manchester has argued that developing a modern bioenergy and biofuels system “has huge potential for providing sustainable, low-carbon energy facilitating a range of key sustainable development goals.” Dr Mirijam Roeder is a scientist from the University of Manchester’s School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering and Tyndall Centre…
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Economic tipping pints mean renewable energy will account for over half of electricity generation by the mid-202s in the UK and Germany, according to a new report. These findings are part of an economic study released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and commissioned by Eaton in partnership with trade body Renewable Energy Association (REA). This comes as the cost of generating energy from…
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Britain’s power supply is now the seventh cleanest in the world after climbing 13 places in a global league table, according to a new Electric Insights report. The report was  produced by researchers at Imperial College London, who in collaboration with power giant Drax, compared the carbon content of electricity supplies across various large countries between 2012 and 2016. They said…
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Negotiators from nearly 200 countries are meeting this week in Bonn, Germany, in the biggest climate change talks of the year. Some say the sustainability agenda is moving forward, but not fast enough.  However, there is an organisation in Europe whose overall objective is to accelerate the conversion of fossil-based European industries to low-carbon, resource-efficient, sustainable ones.…
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Trade associations representing key players in Europe’s energy transition have urged policymakers to take a step-wise approach towards the market integration of small-scale renewable and high efficiency cogeneration installations. Whilst the European institutions are negotiating the recast of the Electricity Market Design Regulation, the signatories of the declaration have recently launched…
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Global emissions of CO2 in 2017 are projected to rise for the first time in four years, dashing hopes that a peak might soon be reached, according to new research from UK-based Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. The main cause of the expected growth has been greater use of coal in China as its economy expanded. The report points out that China’s growth in fossil emissions will rise…
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The World Biogas Association (WBA) is celebrating its first year of achievements at the UN COP23 Climate Change Conference in Bonn as global leaders come together to review progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The WBA was founded a year ago (6 November, 2016) at COP22 in Marrakech with the aim of demonstrating the huge contribution that biogas can make to reducing emissions and…
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A partnership between government-backed green finance initiatives in the UK and China have made a number of recommendations in a report that will help grow green finance across the globe. The ‘Turning Green Momentum into Actions’ report is the latest contribution from the UK-China Green Finance Taskforce. The Taskforce, setup by the Green Finance Initiative (GFI) of the City of London…
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A new report has been released that shows that Scotland could generate millions of tonnes of ‘bio’ material that could add value to the country’s economy.   The new report Is entitled Biorefining Potential for Scotland and has been produced by Zero Waste Scotland. It aims to provide detailed insight into circular economy opportunities for waste and by-products…
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A collaborative project to map open access pilot and demonstration infrastructure for bio-based industries across Europe has been launched. The Pilots4U project is funded by the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Launched when the eight project partners came together in Ghent, Belgium, to discuss future action,…
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Danish biotechnology company Novozymes has published its third quarter results, revealing better than expected growth from the company, including a strong showing from its “Bioenergy” division. Earnings before interest tax  (EBIT)increased by 5% to DKK 3,032 million (€407m) , up from DKK 2,884 million from the first nine  months of 2016, and the EBIT margin at 27.9% was…
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Policymakers in the European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) have voted in support of a proposal for a total phase out of crop-based biofuels by 2030 and have backed the use of biomass for electricity production. The ENVI vote on the revised Renewable Energy Directive, dubbed RED II, happened yesterday evening (23 October). RED establishes an overall policy for the production…
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An international team has looked into what it labels ‘the miraculous properties of biochar’, revealing that the charcoal-like substance’s carbon coating explains its carbon storage and fertilising capabilities. The team’s unprecedented insights could help boost more widespread commercialisation of biochar fertilisers. This would in turn reduce global dependence on…
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