The Commission's Proposal on the Revision of the Renewable Energies Directive (RED II): Impacts on Bio-Based Materials and CO 2 Use

(Bio-Based News (Google Translation)) The nova Institute has analyzed the Commission's new RED II proposal and presented the most important results in one paper.

CO 2 -based fuels are on the up, but the uneven treatment of the bio-based materials remains. The access of the chemical industry to tall oil, animal fats and glycerin as well as the access of the wood industry to pulp remains endangered.

On 30 November 2016, the European Commission presented a draft revision of the Renewable Energy Sources Directive (RED). It includes the proposal for a new regulation of the framework conditions for renewable energies within the EU from 2021 to 2030 ("RED II").

The new version provides a share of 27% of renewable energies in total energy consumption by 2030; Including energy, heating, cooling and transport. Some of the new provisions have already been discussed and critically discussed in the press and official statements of many stakeholders. For example, the upper limit of 3.8% for fuel produced on the basis of foodstuffs or feedstuffs or the ambitious targets for modern biofuels gave rise to some conflicts. ¹

The nova Institute is constantly concerned with how changes in energy policy affect the material use of biomass (bio-based chemicals and materials). That is why we have analyzed the Commission's new RED II proposal on this sector. The most important results are presented in a paper. In addition, we have scrutinized the capture of CO ₂ -based fuels in the Commission proposal, as we are convinced by the great potential of these new fuels at nova. The detection of CO ₂ -based fuels will have a significant impact on the development of bioenergy and fuels, and indirectly on bio-based chemicals and materials.

On the whole, the RED II proposal can be seen as an approach to unifying a broad spectrum of funding mechanisms from different forms of energy under one roof. The first comprehensive inclusion of CO ₂ -based fuels shows that subsidies are increasingly benefiting from those forms of energy supply that are less dependent on biomass. This gives reason to hope that there will be easier access to biomass and fair competition for bio-based chemicals and materials in the future. However, Europe still has a long way to go until perfect equality and optimal use of resources is achieved. The situation has deteriorated particularly for such raw materials, READ MORE and MORE (Netzwerk Biotreibstoffe) and MORE (Copa Cogeca) This report as PDF: 17-04-12 PM Analysis RED II