27 February 202426 February 2024 Carbon farming certification to cover soil and wetland management The EU framework on ‘carbon farming’ include restoring forests and soil, wetland management, and growing nitrogen fixing crops
Carbon Farming: Zertifizierung umfasst Boden- und Feuchtgebietsmanagement Das neue Zertifizierungssystem der EU über die Speicherung von CO2 zielt auch auf die Landwirtschaft ab. Dadurch können Landwirte für ihren Beitrag zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels künftig entlohnt werden
20 January 202217 January 2022 Agriculture Commissioner throws his weight behind carbon farming The Commissioner promised to "endeavour to ensure that carbon farming, to an extent as large as possible, will be incorporated in [CAP] strategic plans"
23 November 202117 November 2021 Farmers see chances in carbon farming but must be market-led In practice, by using various agricultural methods ranging from crop rotation, cover crops, and reduced tillage to precision nitrogen application, farmers aim to contribute to tackling climate change
2 August 202129 July 2021 For the European forest owners and managers, the EC should purely rewrite the draft EU Forest Strategy The draft strategy was leaked and European forest owners and managers raised their concerns in a joint statement from the forest and forest-based sector.
28 April 202023 April 2020 Copa and Cogeca call on the Commission to take rapid action to deal with the growing risk of imbalance in the European protein plant market and its biofuel supply chains European farmers and cooperatives organisations are calling for a set of rapid actions that could limit major disruptions
16 January 202014 January 2020 Industry and farmers expect ‘science-based’ solutions to deliver New Green Deal Dupont-Inglis said that she hoped the Commission will “do more to deliver practical and science-based rules for products resulting from agricultural biotechnology"
4 November 201929 October 2019 European farmers descend on Strasbourg in protest against planned CAP reform Members of the Agriculture Committee recently indicated to EURACTIV that the new CAP could be delayed by up to two years
5 June 201931 May 2019 EXCLUSIVE: European bio-based sector sets out 2050 vision for a circular bio-society New report led by the Bio-based Industries Consortium sets out a vision that focuses on four key drivers
30 April 201925 April 2019 Bioeconomy in CAP – the economy of tomorrow? To reach a functioning economy in the future, the driving force should consist of a sustainable bioeconomic strategy
Bioökonomie in der GAP: Die Wirtschaft von morgen? Um in Zukunft eine voll funktionsfähige Wirtschaft zu erreichen, sollte eine nachhaltige Bioökonomie-Strategie die treibende Kraft sein
14 February 201911 February 2019 Biofuel sustainability criteria ‘blocked’ in EU Commission Proposed low-risk certification scheme criteria seemed “too light” to some commissioners, as it would pave the way for an easier entering of palm oil in the EU-market
21 June 201819 June 2018 EU farmers boss: DG Agri ‘not properly consulted’ in biofuels talks Copa-Cogeca held a conference on 11 June about the ongoing talks for the revision of the RED and particularly about the future of the first-generation biofuels
Landwirte kritisieren: DG Agri wird bei Biokraftstoff-Thematik nicht eingebunden Copa-Cogeca hielt am Montag eine Konferenz über die laufenden Gespräche zur Überarbeitung der EER und insbesondere über die Zukunft der Biokraftstoffe der ersten Generation ab
10 April 20183 April 2018 Straw is not waste but co-product, EU farmers tell Commission Straw has many uses, from fuel to livestock bedding
6 April 201829 March 2018 Copa and Cogeca outline key elements for a successful EU climate and energy policy Copa and Cogeca call for a stable long-term policy to maximise the potential of crop-based biofuels to decarbonise the transport sector
5 March 201828 February 2018 European farmers want conventional biofuels included in new “protein strategy” Speaking at a meeting of EU farm ministers on 19 February 2018, EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan presented the idea of an EU protein strategy
16 October 201712 October 2017 Biofuels phase-out will raise demand for feed imports, industry warns EU executive decided to cut the cap on biofuels in transport from 7% to 3.8% EU
23 May 201710 May 2017 EU biofuels policy: What is the impact on rural development? EU farmers are “very concerned” about the impact of the European Commission’s change of heart on biofuels, claiming the EU’s restrictive policy is putting thousands of rural jobs at risk
19 October 201619 October 2016 Bundesverband Bioenergie veranstaltet den 14. Internationalen Fachkongress für erneuerbare Mobilität „Kraftstoffe der Zukunft 2017“ Finales Programm online
20 May 201612 May 2016 Low forecast of 2016 EU oilseed crop supports prices Total 2016 oilseed production in the EU-28 could see a slight rise from the previous year
20 April 201619 April 2016 Bioeconomy 2.0 will help lead the EU’s renewable revolution – with the right support European Bioeconomy Alliance calls on the EU to lead a worldwide transition towards a renewable, low-carbon economy
30 January 201529 January 2015 Biokraftstoffe aus Ackerkulturen unentbehrlich für Tierfutter, Energie und Umwelt – Reduzierungen nicht akzeptabel Copa-Cogeca-Generalsekretär Pekka Pesonen warnte auf der internationalen Konferenz „Fuels of the Future 2015“ in Berlin
Crop-based biofuels vital for animal feed, energy, the environment: cuts unacceptable Copa-Cogeca Secretary-General Pekka Pesonen warned at International Conference "Fuels of the Future 2015" in Berlin
16 January 201515 January 2015 European bug infestation may cut rapeseed harvest by 15% EU pesticides ban left European farmers without effective alternatives, Oil World said in a recent report
20 June 201418 June 2014 Biofuels debate continues, despite EU agreement EU energy ministers agreed to a 7% cap on the fuels for use in transport
2 January 201431 December 2013 EU ministers reject reduction of arable biofuels Farmers and industry invested heavily after the EU agreed on the biofuels targets in 2006
4 December 201327 June 2024 AEBIOM, CEPF, COPA-COGECA, EIPS, ELO, EUSTAFOR: Joint Statement on cascade use of wood EU institutions should support positive actions at EU and national level that will improve, promote active forest management
17 October 2012 Biofuels industry threatens to sue European Commission After 2020, the Commission will only promote and financially support biofuels that contribute to a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and not from food or feed crops are produced
10 May 2011 KLM, Danone, L’Oreal and RABO Bank to cooperate with Netherlands’ Biotechnology Industry Association on EFIB 2011 Taking place on 18-20 October 2011 at the Novotel Amsterdam City, Amsterdam
