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21 July 202221 July 2022

Indigenous Peoples’ message gets through in EU corridors of power

The draft Regulation on deforestation-free products was a landmark in the fight against deforestation

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20 July 202218 July 2022

Neste erhält Förderung des EU-Innovationsfonds für Projekt zum chemischen Recycling in Porvoo

Neste hat einen positiven Förderbescheid über bis zu 135 Millionen Euro aus dem EU-Innovationsfonds erhalten für das Projekt des Unternehmens zum Aufbau von Kapazitäten für chemisches Recycling in seiner Raffinerie im finnischen Porvoo

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Neste to receive funding from the EU Innovation Fund for chemical recycling project in Porvoo

Neste has received a positive grant decision for up to EUR 135 million from the EU Innovation Fund for the company’s project to build chemical recycling capacities at its Porvoo refinery in Finland

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14 July 202213 July 2022

Fit for 55: The EU’s plan for a green transition

Fit for 55 refers to the EU’s target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030​. The proposed package aims to bring EU legislation in line with the 2030 goal

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„Fit für 55“: Der EU-Plan für den grünen Wandel

„Fit für 55“ bezieht sich auf das Ziel der EU, die Netto-Treibhausgasemissionen bis 2030 um mindestens 55% zu senken. Das vorgeschlagene Paket zielt darauf ab, die EU-Rechtsvorschriften mit dem Ziel für 2030 in Einklang zu bringen

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India to introduce ban on some single-use plastics from July 2022

India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has announced that from the 1st of July 2022, the country will ban select single-use plastics, including cutlery, straws, carrier bags, and trays

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7 July 20224 July 2022

Statistik der Woche: Rund 770.000 Tonnen Plastikmüll exportiert Deutschland

Zwar sind Deutschlands Plastikmüll-Exportmengen seit 2012 rückläufig, dennoch ist es im Europa-Vergleich ein "Exportschlager", wie unsere Infografik zeigt

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5 July 202230 June 2022

Topsoe receives public funding for scaling up power-to-x solutions

Topsoe is committed to lead the way to ensure the needed electrolyzer capacity is available in the near-term to help meet Danish and European Power-to-X and green hydrogen ambitions

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EU ethanol sets new record for greenhouse-gas reduction, confirms importance to Europe’s energy independence

Renewable ethanol from ePURE members reduced GHG emissions by 77% compared to fossil fuel in 2021, according to the latest audited producer data; ethanol refineries produced more feed than fuel

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29 June 20225 September 2022

Tech4Biowaste co-organises the ‘Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2022’ event in Brussels this September

A one-day event of intense cross-border pitching, matchmaking and networking in the heart of Europe: 26 September 2022, 10 am – 5 pm, Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel

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27 June 202220 June 2022

INTERVIEW: High energy prices to boost sustainability megatrend – Covestro CFO

Like all chemicals producers in Europe, the company is experiencing higher energy and raw materials costs, but in Q1 it was able to pass on over 90% of these costs and sees demand momentum carrying into Q2

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22 June 202215 June 2022

Adoption of the bioeconomy strategy progress report

New EU Bioeconomy strategy progress report 2022 identifies gaps for possible future EU bioeconomy action and initiatives

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13 June 20228 June 2022

4 M€ grant to accelerate innovation on solar fuels and chemicals, and to support the transition toward a fossil-free EU economy

Under the umbrella of the SUNERGY pan-European initiative, the newly funded SUNER-C programme will strengthen the solar fuels and chemicals community within Europe

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3 June 202230 May 2022

How new rules to define renewable hydrogen could shape the market

Late on Friday (20 May), the European Commission published rules on which transport fuels of non-biological origin, including hydrogen, count as renewable

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1 June 202227 May 2022

EU-Agrarreform: Kritik der Kommission kommt Özdemir gelegen

In ihrem Beobachtungsschreiben zu Deutschlands Plänen für die Umsetzung der EU-Agrarreform übt die EU-Kommission weitreichende Kritik und mahnt mehr Umwelt- und Klimaschutz an. Agrarminister Cem Özdemir kommen die Beschwerden jedoch gelegen

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German agri minister pleased with Commission’s criticism of CAP strategic plan

In its observation letter on Germany’s plans for implementing the EU agricultural reform, the European Commission made far-reaching criticisms and called for more environmental and climate protection. German agriculture minister Cem Özdemir, however, welcomes the complaints

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4 April 202229 March 2022

The race to upcycle CO2 into fuels, concrete and more

Companies are scrambling to turn the greenhouse gas into useful products — but will that slow climate change?

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Expert: EU needs a 90% collection target for beverage cartons to boost recycling

The European Commission should introduce a 90% collection target for all beverage cartons by 2030 to ensure they are properly collected and sorted and boost recycling in the sector, says Dragos Popa

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24 March 202223 March 2022

Giving new life to end-of-life tyres

Taking a major step towards a more sustainable tyre industry, an EU-funded project has produced the world’s first sustainable carbon black (sCB) material in a truly circular process

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17 March 202216 March 2022

An exclusive interview with John Bell, EU Commission: ”The bioeconomy can support the European Green Deal on all its objectives”

In this exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista, John Bell talks about the bioeconomy strategy 10 years after its first launch and the ecological transition at EU level

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The Green deal is dead, long live the Green deal

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already prompted changes in European energy policy. That needs to be reflected in a revised Green deal, writes Alena Mastantuono

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16 March 202210 March 2022

A radical, carbon negative project in Turkey is turning algae into bio-jet fuel

The country is hoping to use both microalgae and macroalgae to produce a variety of products including fuel, food supplements and fertilisers at its new biorefinery

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15 March 202210 March 2022

Sustainable Aviation Fuels I – Policy Landscape

The regulatory landscape surrounding SAF is rapidly evolving and provides the bedrock for the exponential expansion of the SAF market

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11 March 20227 March 2022

“Look before you Leap”: European Science Academies Caution against Subsidies for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)

A new Commentary on “BECCS and its role in integrated assessment models”, looks at the latest evidence on the ability of BECCS to deliver substantial net removals of CO2 from the atmosphere

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7 March 20222 March 2022

Die EU auf dem Holzweg

In einem offenen Brief haben renommierte KlimawissenschaftlerInnen vor einem Jahr darauf hingewiesen, dass beim Verbrennen von Holz mindestens genauso viel CO2 produziert wird wie beim Verbrennen fossiler Energien

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3 March 20222 March 2022

A hydrogen strategy for a balanced EU-Africa partnership

The EU must work with Africa to develop hydrogen as part of a broader economic and development cooperation agenda moving beyond resource production and extraction, writes Eleonora Moro

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1 March 202228 February 2022

EU will Afrika zum Weltmeister der Wasserstoffexporte machen

Europa will raus aus den fossilen Brennstoffen und rein in die Wasserstoffwirtschaft. Von jeher ein Energieimporteur, will die EU dann große Mengen an Wasserstoff aus Ländern des globalen Südens importieren

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EU aims to make Africa a world champion in hydrogen exports

Europe wants to get out of fossil fuels and build a hydrogen economy. Without enough internal supplies, it is looking to import large quantities of hydrogen from countries in the Global South

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18 February 202214 February 2022

Commission aims to decarbonise transport by equally taxing fossil and crop-based biofuels

The EU official added that the real value of its minimum rates has eroded over time and a complex patchwork of exemptions and reductions has proliferated across the bloc since its introduction, leading to a “distortion across the single market”

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10 years after the first EU bioeconomy strategy. An interview with Chris Patermann, the father of the European bioeconomy

In this exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista, Chris Patermann talks about the new challenges we are facing to make the new economy based on biological resources happen

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10 February 20227 February 2022

Plastiktüten-Verbot greift zu kurz

Auch Papier-Einwegtüten müssen reduziert werden

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8 February 20227 February 2022

Sustainable products initiative

Under its sustainable products initiative expected on 30 March, the European Commission will, for the first time, aim to ensure that all products placed on the EU market are designed with sustainability objectives in mind

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1 February 202225 January 2022

Circular carbon dioxide seeks balance

According to Earl Goetheer of TNO and Peter Moser of RWE, added value and energy consumption have to be in balance for the business case and the life cycle analysis to be conclusive

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Bioplastics: Re-shaping the future of our planet

The landscape of plastics and drivers for sustainable solutions

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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"

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10 January 20226 January 2022

New ‘own resources’ for EU budget will come from carbon market, executive says

EU countries need to agree to the new own resources or face paying back the COVID recovery fund themselves, said Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Budget and Administration

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4 January 20221 January 2022

John Kerry: CO2-Grenzzölle sind „eine legitime Idee, die auf dem Tisch liegt“

Der Sonderbeauftragte des US-Präsidenten für Klimafragen John Kerry gibt Euractiv ein Interview

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John Kerry: Carbon border tariffs are ‘a legitimate idea to have on the table’

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kery gives an interview to Euractiv about the climate action

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3 January 20221 January 2022

Adriano Alfani talks to Il Bioeconomista

An exclusive interview with the CEO of Versalis

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17 December 202113 December 2021

EU agricultural outlook 2021-31: lower demand for feed to impact arable crops

All relevant market data, accompanied by an explanation of assumptions, and a description of the macroeconomic environment

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EU carbon price could hit €100 by year end after record run – analysts

As gas prices rise, it becomes more economical to burn coal, which requires more carbon permits and in turn pushes up prices on the carbon market

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16 December 202113 December 2021

Advances in converting CO2 into polymers

Sreeparna Das, independent specialist consultant to the chemicals industry and contributor to materials database Matmatch, outlines some key advancements in the market

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10 December 20218 December 2021

EU plant 320 Millionen Euro für die Bodenforschung als Beitrag zur Kohlenstoffentfernung

Nach Schätzungen der Europäischen Kommission betragen die mit der Verschlechterung der Bodenqualität verbundenen Kosten in der EU mehr als 50 Milliarden Euro pro Jahr. Außerdem gelten 60-70% der Böden in Europa als "ungesund"

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EU earmarks €320 million for soil health research to contribute to carbon removal

The funding from the EU’s framework programme for research and innovation will be used to support "living labs and lighthouses" to lead to transition towards healthy soils”

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9 December 20216 December 2021

The new Common Agricultural Policy has been adopted and the maximum THC level on the field has been restored to 0,3%

The EIHA went through to clear this theme on the European level - to open a long supressed market of sustainability

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Starker Impuls für Nutzhanf in Europa: THC-Höchstgehalt auf dem Feld wieder bei 0,3%

Die europäische Interessensvertretung des Nutzhanfs, EIHA, hat sich auf europäischem Level durchgekämpft, um der Nachhaltigkeit einen lange unterdrückten Markt zu öffnen

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Finland set to reject EU taxonomy rules over biomass

Finland has stated that it would oppose the EU taxonomy climate delegated act presented in April, Sweden is expected to align itself.

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Finnland wird aufgrund von Biomasse gegen EU Taxonomie stimmen

Finnland hat erklärt, dass es den im April vorgelegten delegierten Rechtsakt zur EU-Klimataxonomie ablehnen wird. Schweden wird sich voraussichtlich anschließen

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7 December 20211 December 2021

Welcome to the Circular Bio-based Europe community

CBE JU is the new BBI JU, nothing changes for you!

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26 November 202123 November 2021

Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking to be launched at the end of November

Partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) will build on the success of BBI JU to advance competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe