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Nine organisations have issued a joint statement urging the Platform on Sustainable Finance to consider the position of waste-to-energy under the EU Taxonomy.
The letter was signed by the Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants, COGEN Europe, Energy Cities, Energy Technologies Europe, ESWET, Euroheat & Power, the European Waste Management Association (FEAD), and Municipal Waste…
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The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Association (REA) has welcomed the UK Government’s response to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 2020 progress report, which includes new bioenergy commitments.
The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said biomass has “great potential” and announced it is developing a new cross-government Bioenergy…
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The European Biogas Association (EBA) has appointed a new group of experts to accelerate renewable gas deployment in Europe.
The appointed Company Advisory Board (CAB) includes eight experts with an extensive career within the gas and renewable gas sector. During their three-year mandate (2020-2023) they will play a key role in advising the best ways to reach the forecasted potential for…
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The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) believes labelling forest biomass as renewable has a “perverse impact on the climate”.
Responding to the European Commission’s plans to revise its central climate policy tool, the EASAC is suggesting a ‘radically new standard’.
Professor Michael Norton, EASAC’s environment programme director, said: “Labelling forest…
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Veolia has outlined plans to increase the rollout of solutions to combat climate change, including low carbon and renewable energy, in its Impact 2023 report.
The company’s latest sustainability strategy reveals it is currently managing over two million tonnes of reclaimed material, but planning to expand its ‘pioneering’ new technologies that lower resource use. Backed by a planned…
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A coalition of UK local leaders, including Conservative majors and major energy firm Siemens, have joined forces to lobby the UK Chancellor to pledge £5 billion (€5.56 billion) towards renewable energy.
The UK 100 group says unlocking private sector investment would net a return of £100 billion (€111.2 billion) to support the UK economy, including potentially £40 billion (€44.4…
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Bioenergy Europe has welcomed the EU Strategy for Energy System Integration and the European Commission’s continued commitment to foster the EU’s path to decarbonisation.
In a statement, the Commission said the strategy refers to the planning and operating of the energy system as a whole across multiple energy carriers, infrastructures, and 'consumption' sectors. The plan will create…
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Biomethane can reach even carbon-negative levels of carbon dioxide reductions in transport, according to the European Biogas Association (EBA).
The EBA said biomethane is readily available, scalable, and contributes to maintaining a strong car industry within the EU, but that it is crucial to “untap” the valuable role of biomethane on an equal footing with electric mobility to ensure…
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UK Government Ministers must seize the opportunity to turn the COVID-19 crisis into a defining moment in the fight against climate change, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).
In its annual report to Parliament, the CCC has offered comprehensive new advice to the government on delivering an economic recovery that accelerates the transition to a cleaner, net-zero emissions…
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On 25 June, the Committee on Climate Change released its annual report for the UK Government, outlining essential steps to support a green recovery to the COVID-19 crisis.
The report makes recommendations on crucial next steps to support a green economy through new employment opportunities in the low-carbon sector, strengthening energy networks, green infrastructure and promoting a circular…
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A consortium of trade associations representing the renewables industry and related sectors has sent a joint open letter to UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak, making the case for renewables to be “embedded” into the government’s stimulus packages to address the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, while addressing climate change.
In the letter, the Anaerobic Digestion and…
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The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) has joined the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) as a partner.
The CPLC is a voluntary partnership of 34 national and sub-national governments, over 164 businesses from a range of sectors and regions, and more than 85 strategic partners representing civil society organisations, NGOs and academic institutions that agree to advance the carbon…
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Bioenergy Europe said it 'regrets' the terminology used in the European Commission’s new biodiversity strategy, which references minimising the use of ‘whole trees’ in energy production.
Within the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the Commission said that to better understand and monitor the potential climate and biodiversity risks, it is assessing the EU and global biomass supply and…
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The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has in recent weeks circulated its bioenergy proposals to representatives across the political spectrum. The organisation is lobbying for Ireland’s Programme for Government to incorporate bioenergy measures and support to assist economic recovery, emissions reduction targets and climate action.
Ireland has a “considerable natural advantage” when it…
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Bioenergy Europe has launched the first chapter of its Statistical Report 2020 on bioelectricity, providing an in-depth analysis of bioenergy’s role in the decarbonisation of the European Union’s (EU) power grid.
According to the organisation, the EU needs strategic vision and concrete measures to support a “profound change” in member states’ energy mix. The figures show renewables…
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