2 September 20209 September 2021 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 Green Deal will be ‘our motor for the recovery’, von der Leyen says We should bounce back better from this pandemic
7 May 20204 May 2020 Guidance on single-use plastics directive: European Commission to stick to its timeline Despite the current pandemic, the EC wants to present the final SUPD guidance by July 2020
4 May 202029 April 2020 Spanish businesses rising to the challenge of circular economy creation Research investigating how best to maximise the life cycle of products, as part of the European Commission’s circular economy plan, has yielded some promising results
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
27 April 202026 April 2020 EIHA veröffentlicht Hanf Manifest: Hanf als Wegweiser in eine nachhaltige Wirtschaft Hanf liefert neben optimaler Ernährung viele Lösungen für ökologisch wertvolle Produkte - von Textilien über Biokunststoffe bis zu Kosmetika und Baumaterialien
European Industrial Hemp Organisation Publish Manifesto For Post COVID-19 Agricultural Sector Beside optimized nutrition is hemp supplying many solutions for ecologic valuable products - as beyond textiles to bioplastics, cosmetics or building materials
24 April 20209 September 2021 Industry calls for 10% ‘renewable gas’ target in Europe The study describes potential gas decarbonisation pathways until 2050
22 April 202016 April 2020 EU renewable ethanol producers inform Commission of market challenges during COVID-19 Dramatic shift in demand and possibility of imports could threaten European industry
9 April 20209 September 2021 Textilrecycling mittels Enzymen Das Recycling von Mischgeweben durch enzymatische Hydrolyse
2 April 202030 March 2020 Czech firm’s push to register synthetically made CBD advances Previous application for non-synthesized hemp-derived Cannabidiol isolate as a Novel Food ingredient has not been declared valid as of today
30 March 202030 March 2020 Greenpeace: Utenos trikotažas erfüllt als erster Hersteller weltweit voll und ganz die Umweltstandards der Organisation Unternehmen hat die erste Bestellung von Greenpeaces neuer T-Shirt Kollektion bereits produziert, weitere Bestellungen sind geplant
27 March 202026 March 2020 Biomass’ Role in Europe’s Green Deal Along with the Green Deal, the European Commission announced a very ambitious goal: Climate Neutrality by 2050
25 March 202023 March 2020 EUBP raises concerns over biased EASAC report on bio-based and biodegradable plastics Statements implicitly lead to some very questionable recommendations to EU institutions and citizens
23 March 202018 March 2020 Scientists call for action for the EU Common Agricultural Policy to address sustainability challenges An open statement signed by over 3,600 scientists across Europe and beyond
Appell an EU: Über 3600 europäische Wissenschaftler*innen fordern Abkehr von Umwelt und Ressourcen zerstörender Gemeinsamen EU-Agrarpolitik Offener Brief fordert "drastische" Verbesserungen und "zukunftsfähige" Agrarmodelle
20 March 202017 March 2020 New Circular Economy Action Plan: no circular economy without bioeconomy EUBP would prefer a more differentiated approach from the Commission and claim artificial separation of the circular economy and the bio-based economy
Neuer Aktionsplan für die Kreislaufwirtschaft: Keine Kreislaufwirtschaft ohne Bioökonomie Die EUBP würde einen differenzierteren Ansatz der Kommission favorisieren und kritisiert die künstliche Trennung von Kreislaufwirtschaft und biobasierter Wirtschaft
