{"id":128209,"date":"2023-06-19T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T05:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=128209"},"modified":"2023-06-14T12:18:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T10:18:38","slug":"open-letter-europe-can-count-on-the-bioenergy-industry-for-its-net-zero-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/open-letter-europe-can-count-on-the-bioenergy-industry-for-its-net-zero-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Letter: Europe Can Count on the Bioenergy Industry for its Net-Zero Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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More than 300 CEOs and high-level representatives of European industry \u2013 manufacturing and utilities companies, technology providers, SMEs, multinationals \u2013 are drawing attention to the critical role which bioenergy technologies have in the EU decarbonisation path. The manufacturing of solid biomass equipment and carbon removal solutions must be recognised and included in the\u00a0Net Zero Industry Act.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable bioenergy has multiple benefits \u2013 it is a cost-effective, readily available solution for decarbonisation which uses biomass resources obtained through sustainable forest management, good agricultural practices and the valorisation of residues in a circular way. Modern bioenergy solutions maximise energy efficiency and minimise pollutant emissions in the atmosphere to negligible levels. Additionally, bioenergy, in combination with Carbon Capture and Storage technologies (BECCS<\/strong>) or biochar carbon removal (BCR<\/strong>), can not only generate fossil-free, renewable energy but can also deliver, in a cost-effective manner, the carbon negative solutions that will be necessary for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Above all, it should not be forgotten that bioenergy is largely an indigenous, European solution: with 95% of the solid biomass used in Europe being locally sourced and the remainder overwhelmingly sourced from trusted allies. Europe is the undisputed leader in bioenergy technologies worldwide. European companies are at the forefront of deploying innovative bioenergy solutions supplied by European technology providers. At a time when the technology suppliers from so many other sectors have moved to other non-EU countries, these European technology providers are an asset we cannot afford to lose. Confronted with Russian aggression in Ukraine and high energy prices, the EU is at the turning point today in its energy security. We therefore need to objectively consider all available options in the energy portfolio, including sustainable bioenergy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European policymakers should not shy away from embracing the benefits provided by bioenergy solutions, nor fail to recognise the importance of the sector in our future energy system. Considering all of this, the bioenergy industry:<\/p>\n\n\n\n