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Drivkraft Sverige AB

Drivkraft Sverige

Drivkraft Sverige AB är en branschorganisation för drivmedel, bränsle- bitumen, smörjmedel och laddoperatörerna i Sverige.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Erik Bergkvist (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Jan 2023 · Möte

Meeting with Jakop G. Dalunde (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Dec 2021 · EU:s påverkan på omställningen inom drivmedelsbranchen

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner)

2 Jul 2021 · Discussing how targets set for 2020 for the role of biofuels & renewables during Swedish presidency in 2009, were ambitious, but how today we need to aim significantly higher.

Response to Commission Delegated Regulation on taxonomy-alignment of undertakings reporting non-financial information

2 Jun 2021

Draft Delegated Regulation on taxonomy-related disclosures by undertakings reporting non-financial information. Drivkraft Sverige, a national industry organisation for fuel and biofuel producers and marketing companies (was formerly called The Swedish Petroleum and Biofuels Institute) and its members works actively with the change to a carbon neutral society by 2045. Drivkraft Sverige supports the objective of the finance regulation to support financing of activities for a carbon neutral economy. Sweden is as many other countries set on the path towards a carbon neutral environment. With the base in current EU legislation Sweden has introduced national legislation for replacing fossil fuels by biofuels. The fuels industry has set its own targets in (“Roadmap for a competitive climate neutral petroleum and biofuel industry”) FFS_Petroleum-och-biodrivmedelsbranschen_Webb_V2.pdf (drivkraftsverige.se). Drivkraft Sverige welcomes the EU’s work to provide a framework for providing the financial markets with reliable information as part of the Taxonomy Regulation. It has not been possible for Drivkraft Sverige to go into details of the delegated regulation within the timeframe of three weeks however we have the following general observations. Under article 11 it is stated that some of the reporting requirements will entry into force by January 2022 and others in January 2023. It means that larger companies will have less than seven months to adapt their systems to provide the data. Drivkraft Sverige wonders if the timetable is too ambitious and urges the Commission to consider ways to simplify the disclosures so as to reduce reporting burden to the minimum necessary. The Swedish market for fuels has four major national players and two refineries producing fuels. It is imperative that any reporting requirements implemented does not force individual companies to supply market sensitive information. Therefore, we urge the Commission to consider the effects on competitiveness associated with these new requirements.
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Response to Climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy

18 Dec 2020

Drivkraft Sverige, a national industry organisation for fuel and biofuel producers and marketing companies (was formerly called The Swedish Petroleum and Biofuels Institute) and its members works actively with the change to a carbon neutral society by 2045. Drivkraft Sverige supports the objective of the finance regulation to support financing of activities for a carbon neutral economy. However, we have serious concerns as to the process of the development of the draft delegated act (DDA) as well as the outcome in the draft. It is just not possible to fully analyse and comment on a consultation with a 500+pages appendix in four weeks. We believe that the development process of all delegated acts should be transparent and inclusive and would have welcomed any opportunity to be part of the discussion. Please find our detailed comments in the attached file
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Response to Revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001

18 Sept 2020

Input to the initiative: Revisions of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. After studying the Inception Impact Assessment, we have the following comments. We welcome the increase of the climate ambitions. The renewable energy directive 2018/2001/EU (RED II) was published in December 2018. The timetable for implementing this directive is at the latest June 30, 2021. To open the directive for revision now, even before it has been implemented, will not give the industry the required long-term and stable conditions necessary for investment decisions for production of sustainable biofuels. However, we understand that the increase of the climate ambitions by 2030 will need revised targets for the renewable energy in all sectors. The increased climate targets will be accompanied by an Impact Assessment which will show the need to increase the target in most areas affecting the climate. To conduct this consultation on RED II now, before the Impact Assessment for the increased climate ambitions has been published, is premature. In option 4, the Inception Impact Assessment is proposing to open articles 25, 27 and 29-31 for revision. Article 25 states the level of ambition for renewables in the transport sector. An increased climate ambition will require a revision of the level in article 25. In a version of “Climate Target Plan 2030” the target for the transport sector for 2030 is proposed to be increased from 14% to 24%. The Fuel Quality Directive (FQD, 98/70/EU) is also up for revision and will be presented during the first half of 2021. In light of the increased targets for renewable energy in the transport sector, existing limitations for biofuels in the FQD need to be assessed. In FQD, article 7a, there is also a requirement to reduce greenhouse (GHG) with 6% during 2020. This requirement appears to remain and will also be assessed by a consultant who will be presenting the results by June 2021. To have separate targets in RED II and FQD with the aim of reducing GHG emissions is at least one target too many. There should be a discussion about consolidating these targets. An increase of these targets will require significant investment in sustainable biofuel production units and there is a need to make a thorough impact assessment of the increased targets. To revise the articles 29-31, which are the sustainability criteria for biofuel, biomass and biogas, before the existing criteria are even implemented would mean uncertainty for investors in biofuel production capacity about what will be considered as sustainable feedstock for sustainable biofuels. The need for long term and stable legislation and rules is of outmost importance for the investors.
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Meeting with Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

21 Jun 2016 · Biofuels