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The RDF Industry Group brings together organisations from across the European waste-derived fuel supply chain, providing a platform to address issues faced by the sector and to explore new opportunities.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Amendment of the EU ETS Monitoring and Reporting Regulation (MRR) in response to the ETS revision/Fit For 55 (Batch 2)

25 Jul 2024

We write to you on behalf of the Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Industry Group with regards to the public consultation on the EUs Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Our Group represents 38 organisations across the European waste derived fuel (WDF) supply chain, including WDF production companies who produce fuel from residual waste, energy-from-waste (EfW) facility operators, and those who ship, transport and test WDF. More information about the Group is available on our website. The Group welcomes the Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 as regards updating the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC. The following response addresses the Groups specific points of interest regarding the Emissions trading system (ETS) Monitoring and Reporting Regulation. Measurement Approaches The Group recognises the importance of having robust, reliable and practical Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) requirements for operators. The challenge in applying the ETS to EfW is to understand the sources of the carbon being emitted from EfW facilities. There are several verified methods to calculate or estimate the fossil-biogenic split, either from the waste itself before recovery, or from monitoring of carbon emissions directly from the facility, specifically through stack emissions. It is the groups view that the Commission should allow operators flexibility when choosing which measurement approach method is most advantageous for them. The most commonly used approaches have been outlined in our response, including their relative advantages and disadvantages.
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Response to Environmental Implementation Review 2025

3 Jul 2024

The Waste Derived Fuel supply chain plays an important role in helping to solve three major challenges the EU and wider Europe faces: reducing levels of methane and CO2 emissions to limit the rate of climate change; ensuring resources are used in a circular (rather than a linear) way, so their full value is realised; and reducing fossil energy consumption and supporting energy security. Current and future waste and energy-related policies must be designed to support the Waste Derived Fuel industry to maximise its potential towards these three global challenges. To this effect, a summary of key messages relating to landfill policy, carbon taxation and carbon policies, and joined-up policy making are presented in the attached document.
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