Niels Van Velde
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Biodiesel: the green fuel bridging the EU’s climate ambitions
Decarbonizing the EU transport sector comes with huge challenges — European biodiesel producers have a key role to play With the European Green Deal in the spotlight, the electrification of road transport is taking center stage, promising a mobility makeover in the long run. While this is important, there’s an urgent need to make use…
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The Renewable & Low-Carbon Liquid Fuels Platform, towards Transport Fuels’ Transformation
Major organisations1 operating in the liquid fuels value chain have joined forces to form the Renewable & Low-Carbon Liquid Fuels Platform. These partners are working together to contribute to the decarbonisation of the mobility sector in a sustainable and affordable way. They represent companies acting at different steps of the value chain, from feedstock and…
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A push for higher EU climate ambitions can be an opportunity for the European biodiesel industry, if done right in 2021
This article first appeared in the January-April edition of Biofuels International. Zero-sum game The launching of the European Green Deal (EGD) in December 2019, led by Frans Timmermans, the first vice- president of the European Commission (EC), kicked-off a renewed sense of urgency and ambition to put the EU on track to reach net- zero emissions…
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EU Biofuels Chain: Joint position paper on the Sustainable finance draft Delegated Regulation
The EU Biofuels Chain supports the final objective of the sustainable finance Regulation: to enable financial flows to support sustainable growth and transition to a carbon neutral economy. We understand and support the principle that the EU taxonomy should not contradict the European Green Deal objectives to fully deliver on the increased EU climate ambition.However,…
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EBB response to the European Commission consultation on the Amendment of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
The European Commission (EC) recently opened an initial feedback period for stakeholders on its Inception Impact Assessment of the Amendment of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). This initiative aims at revising the EU Emissions Trading System to ensure the EU is having a neutral impact on climate change by 2050. The EC considers that…
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EBB response to the European Commission consultation on the Amendment of the Regulation setting CO2 emission standards for cars and vans
The European Commission (EC) recently opened an initial feedback period for stakeholders on its Inception Impact Assessment of the Amendment of the Regulation setting CO2 emission standards for cars and vans. This initiative aims at revising the CO2 emission standards for cars and vans to ensure a clear pathway from 2025 towards zero-emission transport. The…
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Joint position on existing alternative fuels within the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy
Transport represents almost a quarter of Europe’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions with road transport accounting for more than 70% of this share, and has a strong impact on air pollution in urban areas. Driven by a growing demand in mobility and freight, and despite improvements in the efficiency of engines, the sector has not seen…
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European Commission consultation on the revision of the EU Energy Taxation Directive
The European Commission (EC) recently launched a public consultation on revision of the EU Energy Taxation Directive (ETD – Directive 2003/96/EC), aiming at restructuring the EU framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity. This revision should serve to align taxation of energy products and electricity with EU energy and climate policies, with a…
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Joint position paper on the Increase of the EU Climate Ambition for 2030 in the Transport Sector
Consequent with the increased ambitions brought by the European Green Deal, and the objective to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the European Union (EU) ought to ensure that its 2020 energy and climate objectives are met. On top of this, the European Green Deal proposes that the 2030 objectives be increased. This is valid for…
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Change and continuity in the leadership of the European Biodiesel Board
On September 8 2020, the EBB General Assembly has renewed its confidence in Ms. Kristell Guizouarn, and elected her for a second term as EBB President, together with ten other fellow members of the Executive Board for the period 2020-2022. The EBB General Assembly also confirmed the appointment of Mr. Xavier Noyon as new EBB…