Federbeton

Federbeton aims at promoting the culture of sustainable development in the building sector by creating a virtuous chain designed to improve production processes, safety on construction sites and workplaces, and also to generate innovation.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Greenhouse gas emissions savings methodology for recycled carbon fuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin

16 Jun 2022

Federbeton welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft delegated act on GHG savings of RCF and RFNBO. Federbeton represents the Italian cement and concrete industries and has developed its decarbonisation strategy with 2030 and 2050 targets that sets out the technological and innovation pathways to achieve carbon neutrality. The following topics are developed in the attached document: 1- The use of CO2 is an essential component of the cement industry's transition towards carbon neutrality 2- The draft Delegated Act threatens carbon capture investments and the decarbonization of the sector through challengeable rules on CO2 accounting 3- Classifying CO2 related to unavoidable raw materials as sustainable 4- The draft Delegated Act threatens the viability of carbon capture investments by putting an arbitrary shelf-life on CO2 captured from industrial installations Kind regards
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