Solutions for the decarbonisation of the pulp and paper industry

by Kasia Dylag | Apr 17, 2024 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Policy Areas childpages

The pulp and paper sector is committed to achieving climate neutrality in Europe by 2050. This requires reducing emissions in our production processes by the implementation of energy-efficient technologies and the effective use of fossil-free energy sources.Cepi’s...

Press release: In the EU Clean Transition Dialogues, the pulp and paper industry has been heard, and wants to stay engaged

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Apr 11, 2024 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Media Resources

Announced by Commission President von der Leyen and chaired by Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, the Clean Transition Dialogues’ core aim is to support industry in building a business model fit for a decarbonised economy. With the right priorities now clearly...

Press release: Cepi welcomes EU Parliament vote on Carbon Removals, but calls for a definition of renewable carbon

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Apr 10, 2024 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Media Resources

The EU Parliament put today its stamp of approval on the EU’s carbon removal certification framework. The regulation provides guiding principles for a set of methodologies, still in development, to certify processes to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere....

Press release: EU hails biotech & biomanufacturing as ‘most promising tech area of the century’ as sector’s innovation leaders meet in Brussels

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Mar 20, 2024 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Forest Resources, Industry Transformation, Media Resources, Product Innovation, Sustainability and Circularity

The European Commission released today a communication on ‘Boosting biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU’. The publication was a positive sign for the members of the Circular Choices coalition, a group of 20 EU trade associations representing providers of...

Position paper on the EU Forest Monitoring Regulation

by Kasia Dylag | Mar 15, 2024 | Forest Resources

Cepi welcomes and encourages all efforts to further increase the knowledge base on European forests and forest resources and improve the quality (including timeliness of information), accuracy and comparability of forest-related data available at EU level. Improving...

Press release: A week dedicated to the bioeconomy in Europe shows it is key to EU’s future climate and industrial policies

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Mar 14, 2024 | Industry Transformation, Media Resources, Sustainability and Circularity

Until recently the idea of a forest-based sector and of a circular bioeconomy seemed to have gone out of favour in EU policymaking. But the sector has demonstrated a high level of resilience in time of crisis and showed the advantage of being able to rely on local...