EU associations launch coalition for a more competitive, and ambitious, EU bioeconomy

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A new group of 14 EU trade associations including the providers of high-quality wood-based products, fibre-based paper and board products and packaging, and renewable energy solutions, supported by EU forest owners and managers, has launched a cross-sectoral coalition. The coalition’s aim is to present EU policymakers with an ambitious common vision ahead of 2030 leading to a transition towards a circular bioeconomy.

The coalition has made publicly available a paper detailing common challenges, needs, and solutions. It is also supported by a further 6 associations linked to the forestry sector.

Jointly, its members represent 3% of the EU’s GDP, €520 billion in turnover, and 20% of its manufacturing companies.  They hope to work with the EU institutions towards creating an enabling policy environment for their sectors to collectively reach climate change mitigation equivalent to 30% of EU annual CO2 emissions. In 2019, this figure stood at 20%.

Silvia Melegari, Secretary General of CEI-Bois commented on the new coalition: “CEI-Bois is keen to highlight to the EU institutions the significant contribution that sustainable woodbased products can make in helping Europe reach its 2050 net zero climate target. In particular, timber construction products can help substitute for CO2 producing alternatives such as concrete while at the same time storing carbon in wood products in the built environment thereby helping increase carbon removals from the atmosphere. CEI-Bois has helped create this coalition to steer policy discussion in the direction of effective and immediate climate solutions.”

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