JUNE, 202219 The third aspect involves policy analysis and advocacy. The EGD, for instance, has reverberations on a wide range of sectors and relevant climate-related policy instruments. Through the work done within the working groups of our Association, we position ourselves on those instruments. Be it on fuels, mineralisation, CO2 quality, or chemicals, we analyse the policy landscape, and all the relevant stakeholders come together and exchange in the working groups. Then, we advocate our positions to relevant policymakers, ensuring that the policy framework appropriately recognises our products and processes.Besides, we are also constantly involved in communicating the merits and limitations of CCU through a spectrum of activities. This helps us raise awareness and acceptance of CCU technologies, share state-of-the-art information, and increase their visibility.CAN YOU GIVE US INSTANCES WHERE CVE HAS SUCCESSFULLY INFLUENCED SUCH POLICY CHANGES?There are different policy instruments like the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) II directive, the EU Emission Trading System (ETS), the Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles, the ReFuel EU Aviation, the FuelEU Maritime regulation, and the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD). We make sure CCU is recognised, and this recognition is consistent across all these pieces of legislation. I will give you an instance where CVE has had a considerable impact.ReFuel EU Aviation regulation, for instance, is an instrument to show how sustainable aviation fuel can provide more climate-friendly aviation. With our efforts, the newly presented regulation has explicit quotas for synthetic aviation fuels (otherwise referred to as renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs))--which are basically CCU fuels. By 2030, such synthetic aviation fuels will open a vast market for CCU. COULD YOU SHED LIGHT ON SOME OF THE ONGOING EU-FUNDED CCU PROJECTS UNDER THE WINGS OF YOUR ASSOCIATION?Within the EU's Horizon 2020 program framework, we lead the communication and propagation work in five projects. One among them is the CO2SMOS project helping bio-based industries develop circular approaches. CO2SMOS is developing solutions to transform the carbon emissions generated from bioprocesses into sustainable bioproducts like durable polymers, renewable biochemicals, and biodegradable materials that can be leveraged to produce greener end-products. INITIATE is another project that re-uses residual steel-making gases as a resource for the cross-sectorial, more efficient, and less wasteful manufacturing of urea with a significantly reduced carbon footprint. The third project, TAKE-OFF, explores the development of a one-of-its-kind technology that reacts captured CO2 (from industrial flue gas or directly from the air) with hydrogen gas (produced by renewable electricity) to create light olefins. Subsequently, these light olefins are chemically upgraded into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). CVE is also at the helm of the VIVALDI project, which aims to develop an innovative, sustainable, and cost-efficient biotechnological solution to convert off-gas emissions from bio-based industries into CO2-based chemicals. Meanwhile, the last one is an initiative--CCUS SET-Plan--that brings together the European Commission, national authorities, and industrial and research stakeholders to coordinate efforts and ensure accelerated deployment of CCU and CCS technologies toward climate-neutral energy systems under the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan). We ensure that these different consortia receive all the necessary tools to engage with their stakeholders and achieve their respective goals.WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD A PARTING NOTE FOR OUR READERS?To reach our climate goals and help build a sustainable economy, it is essential to turn the problem of CO2 into a solution. Utilising CO2, CCU can deliver a diverse and sustainable product portfolio that will substantially benefit the climate as well as provide alternative economic perspectives. At the same time, it is equally important for all the stakeholders in the end-to-end CO2 valorisation chain to come together. That's why we have created this platform that can bring together the CCU industry and propel this movement forward. Dr Anastasios Perimenis
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