European Bioenergy Future 2024: Discover the Agenda

Competing For Biogenic CO2: The Battle Ahead Bioenergy Europe will welcome you on 20-21 November 2024 for a new edition of the European Bioenergy Future. EBF 2024 will explore the role of Bioenergy in the green transition, especially in the context of the 2024 European elections. While the speaker lineup is yet to be announced, the agenda and panels’ topics are already set. Biogenic CO2 will be a core topic of the discussion, in fact, as Europe progresses on its path to net-zero, reliance on fossil carbon will decrease, while demand for biogenic carbon is set to rise:
  • What would be then the optimal way of handling biogenic CO2?
  • Should biogenic CO2 be permanently stored to mitigate historic emissions, or should it be utilized to address the needs of sectors that are difficult to decarbonize?
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Bioenergy Europe Moves Toward Gender Balance in its Governance

Bioenergy Europe approved a key amendment to its statute promoting gender balance on its board. The new board will be elected on 20 November, following the new statutes’ changes. 

On the same day, Bioenergy Europe hosted its Networking Event, bringing together members and stakeholders from the bioenergy sectors, including representatives from European Institutions.

Find out more here.

Nature Restoration Law Passed

After a last-minute change by Austria’s environmental minister, the Law has been passed by the Council. The law sets legally binding targets to restore 20% of the EU’s degraded ecosystems by 2030 and all ecosystems by 2050. Austria’s Chancellor has vowed to challenge the vote at the European Court of Justice, but the Council has affirmed its validity. For more information, please contact Daniel Reinemann.

Sustainable Forest Management and Bioenergy

On the week of the International Day of Forests, Bioenergy Europe presents its new paper exploring the links between sustainable forest management, the forest industry and bioenergy. The Symbiotic Relationship between Bioenergy and Forest Management in Europe aims to clarify common misconceptions, delving into key concepts like carbon sink, carbon stock and biodiversity.

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LULUCF: what is in it for the Bioenergy sector?

The Land-Use, Land-Use-Change and Forestry (LULUCF) Regulation covers emissions and removals from land-use and forestry, indirectly affecting the bioenergy sector. The revised LULUCF entered into force in May 2023. Discover the main changes in the revised LULUCF, the possible impacts on the bioenergy sector and Bioenergy Europe’s involvement.

Download the Factsheet here

The Net-Zero Industry Act

Provisional agreement reached

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on the ‘Net-Zero Industry Act’ (NZIA). The NZIA aims to ease conditions and provide certainty for investors and promoters of net-zero technology manufacturing projects. “Biomass technologies”, originally excluded from the Commission proposal, are listed in Annex X. The Annex lists final products primarily used in net-zero technologies. For more information, please contact Ennio Prizzi.