{"id":179418,"date":"2026-08-04T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T05:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=179418"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:32:44","slug":"monthly-news-from-the-renewable-carbon-initiative-rci-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/monthly-news-from-the-renewable-carbon-initiative-rci-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly News from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

In July, key activities included the engagement in\u00a0the Critical Chemicals Alliance.\u00a0Within the WG Policy, the topic of cascading use was discussed and WG Sustainability\u00a0continues to advocate for harmonised and aligned biogenic carbon accounting rules.\u00a0Moreover, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Land Sector and Removal Standard (LSRS) is a current focus topic, particularly regarding potential concerns in regards to land carbon leakage and carbon opportunity costs.\u00a0A\u00a0new project called \u201cChina Transformation and Impact \/ Lessons for the EU\u201d has been officially approved, meaning that all five projects planned for this year are now in progress.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Critical Chemicals Alliance \u2013 first mandate comes to an end<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The four working groups have finished their work and results are awaiting final approval from the Steering Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DG GROW has indicated that it may extend the CCA and revise its mandate. This will be discussed during the General Assembly in October. RCI will stay invested in the alliance and continue to support the transition towards renewable carbon and innovative solutions for a defossilised, sustainable EU chemical industry.<\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussions on <\/strong>C<\/strong>ascading <\/strong>U<\/strong>se and a possible RCI <\/strong>P<\/strong>osition<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

RCI members are actively discussing the principle of cascading use and the development of an RCI position. The topic continues to come up in political discussions on market creation and incentives. While it is positive that the European Commission is moving towards scaling the bioeconomy, concerns remain regarding biomass availability. Cascading use is often seen as a key approach to addressing feedstock conflicts. RCI reiterated its support for the concept, emphasising that limited feedstock should be used as efficiently as possible and that cascading use is not limited to the use of by-products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biogenic Carbon Accounting <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

RCI continues to advocate for harmonised and aligned biogenic carbon accounting rules across different methodologies. Key ask is to advocate for a consistent -1\/+1 approach for biogenic carbon<\/strong> across emissions accounting frameworks<\/strong>, with a current focus on ISO and GHG Protocol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Land Sector and Removal Standard (LSRS)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Land Sector and Removal Standard (LSRS) is a current focus topic, particularly regarding potential concerns in regards to land carbon leakage and carbon opportunity costs. Regarding land carbon leakage<\/strong>, participants expressed concerns about its similarity to indirect land use change and questioned its appropriateness in carbon accounting. Some members opposed the concept, stating it could create unnecessary penalties for crop-based feedstocks. On carbon opportunity cost<\/strong>, a concept that analyses climate change implications when switching from animal feed to plant-based diets, concerns concerns about its implementation were expressed. RCI will continue to monitor these topics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

New RCI Projects<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A new project called\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cChina Transformation and Impact \/ Lessons for the EU\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>was approved\u00a0which will beassessing China\u2019s energy and chemical transformation and its strategic implications for European competitiveness, value chains, and market positioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All projects planned for 2026 are now underway: \u201cMass Balance and Attribution Approaches for Chemicals from Recycling\u201d; \u201cBiomass: Evaluation, Impacts and Alignment\u201d, \u201cChina Transformation and Impact \/ Lessons for the EU\u201d; \u201cSBTi White Paper\u201d and the \u201cWhite Paper on methodological approaches and climate and circularity benefits of recycling from a life cycle perspective\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Member News \u2013 <\/strong>BioBTX announces the start of construction of its first-of-a-kind circular aromatics plant.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n
\n
\"\"
\u00a9 BioBTX<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

BioBTX has taken a positive Final Investment Decision (FID) for the construction of its first commercial-scale plant based on its in-house developed ICCP technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PETRA plant in Delfzijl will be the world\u2019s first dedicated greenfield facility converting plastic waste directly into renewable aromatics. It will produce approximately 10,000 tonnes of renewable aromatic oil per year, along with 8,000 tonnes of sustainable by-products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FID marks the transition of the PETRA Project from the development phase towards commercial execution. Congratulations to BioBTX on this important milestone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full press release can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In July, key activities included the engagement in\u00a0the Critical Chemicals Alliance.\u00a0Within the WG Policy, the topic of cascading use was discussed and WG Sustainability\u00a0continues to advocate for harmonised and aligned biogenic carbon accounting rules.\u00a0Moreover, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Land Sector and Removal Standard (LSRS) is a current focus topic, particularly regarding potential concerns in regards […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":169307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"July Highlights: Updates of CCA; Discussion on Cascading Use; Biogenic Carbon Accounting Updates; Greenhouse Gas Protocol's Land Sector and Removal Standard (LSRS); All Five RCI Projects for 2026 Kicked Off","footnotes":""},"categories":[24916],"tags":[12406,6843,5842,10416,14462,10453,5817],"supplier":[12540,22750,2317,17710],"class_list":["post-179418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rci","tag-aromatics","tag-biochemicals","tag-biomass","tag-circulareconomy","tag-plasticwaste","tag-recycling","tag-research","supplier-biobtx","supplier-dg-grow-european-cluster-collaboration-platform","supplier-european-commission","supplier-renewable-carbon-initiative-rci"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179418"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":179617,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179418\/revisions\/179617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179418"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=179418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}