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7 October 20202 October 2020

Score Natural Fibres Fairly – IWTO Responds to Green Claims Consultation

The wool industry is currently active in developing a Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology for apparel and footwear in Europe to ensure a robust and meaningful scoring for wool clothing

2 October 202029 September 2020

Future transitions for the Bioeconomy towards Sustainable Development and a Climate-Neutral Economy

Knowledge Synthesis Final Report

Commission under fire for including ‘carbon sinks’ into EU climate goals

The updated 2030 target aims to put the EU in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement

1 October 20209 September 2021

EU climate plan could see bloc’s carbon price double this decade

The Commission laid out an analysis of how its 27 member countries could slash emissions by at least 55% by 2030, against 1990 levels

29 September 202029 September 2020

Webinar on boosting bio-based products to the market through standardization

Discuss the next steps bio-based industries must take to boost their products in the future in terms of standardization

State of the Union: Commission raises climate ambition and proposes 55% cut in emissions by 2030

The new target is based on a comprehensive Impact Assessment of the social, economic and environmental impacts

Lage der Union: Kommission fordert mehr Klimaschutz und schlägt Emissionssenkung bis 2030 um 55% vor

Die neue Zielvorgabe beruht auf einer umfassenden Folgenabschätzung der sozialen, wirtschaftlichen und ökologischen Auswirkungen

18 September 202017 September 2020

BlackCycle: A major European project for recycling end-of-life tyres into new tyres

Michelin to enable a massive circular economy of tyres by designing world-first recycling processes for end-of-life tyres

Biologisch abbaubares Verbundmaterial: Fortschritt aus Mitteleuropa

EU-Projekt 'Biocompack' will auch den östlichen Teil Europas an die Bioökonomie anschließen

16 September 202011 September 2020

EU microplastics ban set to make a growing problem worse

The typical cast of powerful industrial polluters has secured a loophole that excludes nano, the most dangerous form of microplastic

15 September 202021 September 2020

Hemp associations from all over the world join forces and speak out: industrial hemp is an agricultural product, not a drug

Recent preliminary conclusion made by the European Commission, by which extracts from industrial hemp varieties of Cannabis sativa L. are being considered as narcotics, prompts the need to collectively demand scientifically-based and transparent policies

On the EU’s menu: the Common Agricultural Policy

Faced with a combined climate, health and biodiversity crisis, MEPs need to be held accountable when interfering with science

EC launches public consultation on potential revision of REDII

The REDII is the EU’s main renewable energy policy legislation

14 September 20209 September 2021

Essential Requirements for Packaging should consider benefits of bioplastics

Currently, EU legislation defines a ‘hierarchy’ in waste management, where waste prevention and re-use are the most preferred options, followed by recycling

Are all renewable aviation fuels equally sustainable?

This article focuses on dedicated lipids (fats) to renewable aviation fuels production

Mixed market reaction to EU plastics charge

New charge of €800/tonne for all non-recycled packaging waste will be paid by EU nations from 1 January 2021

EU – Plastik“steuer“

Mitgliedstaaten sollen künftig eine Abgabe an die EU leisten, welche anhand der Menge von nicht recycelten Kunststoff-Verpackungsabfällen berechnet wird

Chemical recycling ‘promising’ for circular economy, EU official says

Dealing with toxic substances contained in old plastic products – or “legacy chemicals” – is seen by many as the next frontier in recycling, if not the Holy Grail

21 August 202022 August 2020

EU Promotes Greater Global Responsibility on Plastic Waste – But Not for Internal Market

Green Groups Denounce Europe's "Do As I Say, Not As I Do" Policy

17 August 20209 September 2021

Klimaschutz: Norwegen darf CO2-Abscheidung mit 2,1 Mrd. Euro fördern

Die Aufsichtsbehörde (ESA) der Europäischen Freihandelsassoziation (EFTA) hat Norwegen gestattet, das CCS-Projekt Northern Lights mit bis zu 2,1 Mrd. Euro zu subventionieren

ESA approves Norwegian Full-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage: up to €2.1bn in aid to meet climate goals

Norwegian government together with the European Commission to support the project "Northern Lights"

12 August 202010 August 2020

MEP: Precision farming should be part of member states’ recovery plans

Precision farming practices, including digital farming, are the best way to deliver the EU’s strategic goals of being green, smart and safe

11 August 20208 August 2020

The CPOPC secretariat responding to the statement of the European Commission on palm oil sustainability

European Commission recognises the efforts of producing countries and stakeholders and continue to make towards a production strategy with best balances

7 August 20203 August 2020

Report: EU wood pellet demand expected to increase in 2020

According to the report, the EU currently produces approximately 30 percent of world pellet production, but accounts for 50 percent of global consumption

5 August 20209 September 2021

Renewable hydrogen: a strategic opportunity for global green recovery

The EU is accelerating the build-up of its renewable power capacity, particularly from off-shore wind

3 August 20209 September 2021

Greener aviation set for end-of-year lift

Aviation has an emissions problem but the EU is looking to tackle it by ramping up clean fuel supply and demand

EU Commission charts path towards 100% renewable hydrogen

Hydrogen is seen as a potential silver bullet to decarbonise hard-to-abate industrial sectors

31 July 202030 July 2020

Bio-based industries are key to the EU’s green recovery, says BIC’s position paper

Creating bio-based value chains requires new connections and innovations across multiple and diverse sectors

Der CBD Vertriebsstopp – Die Position der EIHA

Interview mit Daniel Kruse, Vorstandsvorsitzender der EIHA, zum neuesten CBD-Debakel mit der Europäischen Kommission

27 July 202024 July 2020

The European Commission about to kill the hemp sector

Preliminary view states natural hemp extracts are a drug, against all reason, the latest scientific literature and the EU green ambitions

24 July 202023 July 2020

Pioneering scientific studies commissioned by EIHA: the sector comes together to respond to one common challenge

Over the next two to three years, around 3.5 million euros are to be invested in unprecedented studies on CBD and THC

23 July 202021 July 2020

European Bioplastics Research Network Gets Underway

Network of Science, Companies and Politics for the Research and Development of Bio-based Plastics Gets Underway

Netzwerk für Forschung und Entwicklung von Biokunststoffen gestartet

Europäisches Forschungsnetzwerk für Biokunststoffe will mit Unterstützung der Politik alternative Lösungen gegen die Verschmutzung der Umwelt durch Plastikmüll finden

21 July 202021 July 2020

Recent surge in EU forest harvesting, according to JRC study

Increasing pressure on forest services and products is posing new challenges to sustainable forest management

6 July 202029 June 2020

EU lacks ‘complete overview’ about used cooking oil origins

Used Cooking Oils (UCO) are double-counted under the EU’s renewable energy directive because they can help decarbonise Europe’s transport sector

2 July 20209 September 2021

LEAKED: Europe’s draft hydrogen strategy

The Commission has made hydrogen “a central element” of plans to decarbonise industry

26 June 202023 June 2020

European Bioplastics appoints new Head of EU Affairs in Brussels

Bioplastics play a crucial role in helping to achieve the European Green Deal

15 June 202015 June 2020

Erster hölzerner Windenergieturm in Schweden errichtet

Svenskt Vindkraftstekniskt Centrum von der Technischen Hochschule Chalmers war Auftraggeber für den Holzturm auf Björkö

The first wooden wind power tower has been erected in Sweden

The Swedish Wind Power Technology Centre at Chalmers is the client for the wooden tower on Björkö

10 June 202012 June 2020

GO!PHA policy paper on SUP Directive

PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoates) are a class of Natural Polymers that have not been chemically modified within the SUP Directive P8-TA- 2019_305.1

8 June 20203 June 2020

EuropaBio: Joint statement on the EU Climate Law

Free Download! Achieving climate neutrality requires clear incentives for developing climate-friendly and sustainable practices, products and technologies

Commission re-opens controversial advanced biofuel list in transport

The European Commission has launched a stakeholder consultation to expand the list of the so-called advanced or second-generation biofuels of the RED

4 June 20209 September 2021

New Lords of Circular Carbon: ArcelorMittal, EU complete financing of Steelanol project

New plant is expected to produce up to 80 million liters of recycled-carbon ethanol a year and will create up to 500 construction jobs over the next two years

3 June 202028 May 2020

In the Name of Innovation: Industry controls billions in EU research funding, de-prioritises the public interest

Two extensive reports on research public-private partnerships in the EU by the NGOs Global Health Advocates and Corporate Europe Observatory

29 May 20209 September 2021

Belgium: EU supports ArcelorMittal with EUR 75m EIB loan to scale up breakthrough technology to reduce carbon emissions

Two ground-breaking projects at ArcelorMittal plant in Ghent, Belgium, to considerably reduce carbon emissions by converting waste and by-products into valuable new products

28 May 202025 May 2020

EuropaBio highlights synergies between biotechnology and Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategy ambitions

EuropaBio's reaction on the publication of the Farm to Form and Biodiversity Strategies of the European Commission

18 May 20209 September 2021

Hydrogen will be ‘central’ to energy system integration, EU says

Hydrogen will be a “central element” in the Energy System Integration Strategy that the European Commission will present in June

12 May 20207 May 2020

European Bioeconomy Alliance Position on the EU Green Deal

There are significant needs to be supported by investments in education and training that are among the main pillars to further develop the bioeconomy in the EU

8 May 20207 May 2020

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