On 23 June, Bioenergy Europe signed on to a letter sent on behalf of the European forest and forest-based sector to the European Commission raising concerns regarding the EU Forest Strategy. The Commission response sent on 7 September, unfortunately, did little to address these concerns. For more information, please contact Daniel Reinemann.
The political groups in the European Parliament are currently debating the allocation of responsibilities for the 13 legislative proposals presented in July. The ITRE committee will be in charge of the Renewable Energy (RED III) and Energy Efficiency (EED) directives, whilst the ENVI committee will lead on the extension of the EU ETS, the CBAM and LULUCF, for which the Greens’ representative Ville Niinistö will be rapporteur. ENVI committee will also be tasked to provide an opinion on the REDIII for which Nils Torvalds is likely to be appointed as rapporteur.
Bioenergy Europe is organising a session on Friday, 17 September, 14:00-16:00 to discuss and refine our position on REDIII. All members are invited and welcome to attend. If you have not received a link but would like to attend, please contact Daniel Reinemann.
This year, from 21-23 September, the 14th edition of the technological and scientific meeting on bioenergy in Spanish focuses on providing solutions with biomass and renewable gas in the face of the change in the energy model, and discovering the urgent challenges and opportunities of bioenergy in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. More than 50 in-person speakers from 14 countries participate in this meeting within EXPOBiomasa that will be broadcast online in Spanish to facilitate access to this event for hundreds of professionals from around the world. For more information, visit the Congress website. Bioenergy Europe members receive 50% discount. To receive the discount, please get in touch with Beatrice Vaskyte.
Join Biomass PowerON 2021 with newly researched agenda, latest market news, excellent speakers & technical insights! It will take place on 15-16 September in Copenhagen at Scandic Copenhagen. This event is set to bring industry stakeholders, unique content, workshops discussions and networking. For more information visit the website and check the agenda. Bioenergy Europe members receive a 150EUR discount. To receive the discount, please get in touch with Beatrice Vaskyte.
Starting 1 July 2021, the Renewable Energy Directive must be transposed in national legislation and biomass and bioenergy producers need to demonstrate compliance with REDII sustainability requirements. Bioenergy Europe is hosting a public workshop, taking place on 21 October, 14:00 – 16:00 CEST, to provide practical guidance on the next steps of implementation. During the workshop speakers will offer a refresher on the sustainability requirements for solid biomass; present an overview of the REDII implementation status across EU members states; summarise EU guidance documents and next steps and explain the practical steps to comply. Register now. More information coming soon!
On 7 September, the Commission adopted a Green Bond framework. Under the independently evaluated framework, the EU intends to issue up to €250 billion in green bonds between now and end-2026 (30% of the NextGenerationEU’s total issuance). The bonds will be issued through auctions, taking place once per month, on the fourth Monday of the month. The first issuances are planned for October 2021.
In August, DG ENV presented a study that outlines how to provide a better overview of forest-related certification schemes and the differences between them. The main finding of the study is that that certification can provide significant support to operators in their efforts to meet EU Timber Regulation obligations for due diligence. Furthermore, certification can control and manage fraud and corruption in the sector.
Bioenergy Europe’s Secretariat submitted its resp
The Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Platform has opened a public consultation to gather further evidence and feedback on the proposed draft recommendations for the technical screening criteria. The final report will be presented in November 2021 and will be used by the European Commission as a starting point to define its delegated acts. The current draft report is negatively biased towards the bioenergy sector. The secretariat will circulate a draft reply. For more information, please contact Giulia Cancian.
