From:
CAB VALEAN CONTACT
Sent:
jeudi 20 juin 2024 21:01
To:
CAB VALEAN CONTACT
Subject:
FW: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope
recommendations for the next Institutional Cycle
Attachments:
15.05.2024 Cab meeting with FuelsEurope.docx;
Meeting Cabinet MOVE - 15 May 2024.pdf
From:
(CAB-VALEAN)
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 10:21 PM
To: CAB VALEAN CONTACT
Subject: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope recommendations for the next
Institutional Cycle
Dear
Please find attached the minutes of the meeting with FuelsEurope, which took place on 15 May 2024
Thank you,
From:
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:58 AM
To:
Cc: CAB VALEAN CONTACT
Subject: RE: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope recommendations for the next
Institutional Cycle
Dear
Following the meeting with Mr Negreanu-Arboreanu of yesterday, Wednesday 15th May 2024, I am now
pleased to send you a copy of the FuelsEurope presentation in electronic form.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further information.
Kind regards,
B-1160 Brussels - Belgium
From:
Sent: Wednesday, 15 May 2024 10:17
To:
Cc
Subject: RE: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope recommendations for the next
Institutional Cycle
Dear
Thank you very much for your flexibility, much appreciated. I will arrange for someone to meet the
participants at the security entrance and escort them to the meeting room.
We look forward to the meeting.
Kind regards,
From:
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 10:15 AM
To:
Cc: CAB VALEAN CONTACT
CAB VALEAN CONTACT
Subject: RE: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope recommendations for the next
Institutional Cycle
Dear
Thank you very much for your e-mail and for having issued the new VPasses.
I am pleased to confirm the meeting for today at 16.00 at your premises.
Kind regards,
From:
Sent: Tuesday, 14 May 2024 21:39
To:
Cc:
Subject: RE: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope recommendations for the next
Institutional Cycle
Dear
Thank you for your email. I will issue the additional vpass.
Unfortunately I have just been informed that there has been an unavoidable change in the agenda of Mr.
Negreanu-Arboreanu and he will not be available before 16:00. Would this still work for you?
Please accept his apologies and thank you for your understanding.
Kind regards
From:
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:56 PM
To:
Cc: CAB VALEAN CONTACT
Subject: RE: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope recommendations for the next
Institutional Cycle
Dear
Please be informed that also
FuelsEurope
, will
attend the meeting tomorrow, 15th May 2024, at 15.00.
You will find
details here enclosed.
Kind regards,
From:
Sent: Friday, 26 April 2024 16:10
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Cc:
Subject: RE: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope recommendations for the next
Institutional Cycle
Dear
I am now pleased to send you the visitor template duly completed for
and
for the meeting of 15th May.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further information.
Kind regards,
From:
Sent: Friday, 26 April 2024 15:38
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Cc
Subject: RE: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope recommendations for the next
Institutional Cycle
Dear
Thank you very much.
I kindly ask you to complete the attached form with the personal details of the meeting participants.
Kind regards,
From:
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2024 10:30 AM
To:
Cc: CAB VALEAN CONTACT
Subject: RE: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope recommendations for the next
Institutional Cycle
Dear
It will be:
x
x
Many thanks
From:
Sent: Thursday, 25 April 2024 14:56
To:
Subject: RE: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope recommendations for the next
Institutional Cycle
Dear
Excellent, thank you for the confirmation.
Best wishes,
From:
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 1:55 PM
To:
Cc: NEGREANU ARBOREANU Filip Alexandru (CAB-VALEAN)
FABREGAS MARTINEZ Pablo (CAB-VALEAN)
CAB VALEAN CONTACT
Subject: RE: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope recommendations for the next
Institutional Cycle
Dear
,
Many thanks for this, we are of course happy to confirm this meeting in the date and time you
have proposed.
We will come back to you we the name of the participants on our side
Best Regards
From:
Sent: Monday, 22 April 2024 08:44
To:
Cc: NEGREANU ARBOREANU Filip Alexandru
FABREGAS MARTINEZ Pablo
Subject: RE: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope recommendations for the next
Institutional Cycle
Dear
,
On behalf of Commissioner Vălean’s Head of Cabinet, Filip Negreanu-Arboreanu, thank you for your kind
email and meeting request.
Mr. Negreanu-Arboreanu would be very pleased to meet with you, together with our Deputy Head of
Cabinet, Mr. Pablo Fabregas Martinez, and is able to offer a meeting slot on Wednesday, 15 May, at
15:00, here in our offices.
Thank you for confirming if the proposed date and time is suitable.
Please also find attached a table to be completed with the personal details of the meeting participants. I
would be grateful if you could complete and return this at your earliest convenience so that I can issue
the security passes.
I remain at your disposal should you need anything further or alternative meeting dates.
Kind regards,
European Commission
Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
We would like to highlight that for reasons of public transparency, Commissioners and their Cabinets only meet
organisations or self-employed individuals that are registered in the EU's Transparency Register (see here:
http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister). I would invite you to register if you have not yet done so, and send us
your registration number if you wish to request a meeting.
From:
On Behalf Of
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2024 5:48 PM
To: NEGREANU ARBOREANU Filip Alexandru (CAB-VALEAN)
Cc: FABREGAS MARTINEZ Pablo (CAB-VALEAN)
Subject: Key issues for the attention of DG MOVE – FuelsEurope recommendations for the next
Institutional Cycle
Importance: High
Dear Mr Negreanu Arboreanu,
FuelsEurope is the association representing the interest of 40 companies operating in Europe,
accounting for almost 100% of the EU refining capacity as well as a growing production of renewable
fuels in Europe.
The sector we represent focuses on the manufacturing and distribution of liquid fuels and products for
mobility, energy & feedstocks for EU industrial value chains, and it is committed to contribute to the
EU’s 2050 net-zero target.
Ahead of the upcoming EU elections and the new Institutional cycle, setting up a successful regulatory
outlook is of utmost importance. Swift action is needed now to transition away from fossil fuels in a just,
circular and equitable manner to build an economy that works for people and the planet. In order to
achieve this, we are committed to contribute to your mission to tackle global warming by promoting the
use of innovative decarbonisation technologies. In order to mitigate the impact of climate change, the
EU needs to leverage on the innovation offered by our sector, gradually replacing fossil with sustainable
raw materials and supplying renewable fuels and products. Becoming climate neutral by 2050 can be
achieved in a responsible way avoiding disruptions in energy supply to the EU economy and citizens.
Our industry offers multiple opportunities to contribute to the EU’s zero-emission efforts and to be a
part of the solution.
Below we propose some key recommendations in view of the next Institutional
cycle, focusing on 3 main subjects: i)
transport decarbonisation, ii)
The Renewable and Low-Carbon
Fuel Value Chain Alliance, and iii)
social dimension of the transition.
Regarding
transport decarbonisation, we believe that
there is no silver bullet to decarbonise the
transport sector. Only a combination of both electrification and other low-carbon technologies –
including sustainable, renewable fuels - can be effective to successfully decarbonise aviation, maritime
and road transport while ensuring our citizens access to energy and to mobility and keep the industry
competitive.
x
The availability of multiple pathways, relying on mature and affordable technologies
reinforces long-term planning by providing more safeguards against market disruptions,
consumer cost increases and raw material shortages.
x The potential
availability of sustainable biomass, mostly sourced in the EU, is more than
sufficient to support a production of sustainable biofuels (Annex IX part A and B of the RED) to
cover a substantial part of the future demand of liquid fuels for all transport modes[1].
[1] https://www.fuelseurope.eu/publications/publications/sustainable-biomass-availability-in-the-eu-to-2050
x
Regulators should recognise the GHG benefits of non-fossil fuels. The tailpipe approach used in
CO₂ standards regulations has the severe drawback of accounting only for CO₂ emitted during
the use of the vehicle. According to this approach, all Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and
hydrogen-powered vehicles are considered zero-emission. However, both fuels and electricity
used in transport result in CO₂ emissions in the production phase.
x Current
regulations are also blind to the CO₂ emissions associated to the manufacturing and
disposal of the vehicle. We see this as a fundamental shortcoming, equivalent to a mandate for
certain technologies and potentially leading to a sub-optimal solution to the decarbonisation
objective.
x It is essential to differentiate between ICE vehicles running on renewable rather than fossil fuels.
Therefore, any future revision of the CO₂ standard in light and heavy-duty vehicles regulation
should recognise the ‘circularity’ of CO₂ emissions produced by vehicles running on
sustainable biofuels, biogases and synthetic fuels. These vehicles should be considered “net-
zero emissions vehicles” for the purpose of the CO₂ standards regulation.
x The above consideration should be taken into account in the upcoming revision on for the LDV
and the HDV CO2 standards
Regarding the
Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuel Value Chain Alliance, as a part of the Alliance’s
Secretariat and of the Steering group,
FuelsEurope wants to bring together all the players in the
renewable and low-carbon fuels value chain to contribute and help making this initiative deliver
concrete results (such as a “pipeline of projects”) in the decarbonisation of the transport sector.
FuelsEurope is strongly committed to the success of the Alliance, and calls for its continuation in the
next Commission term, attracting new potentially interested stakeholders[2] .
Finally, we want to bring
attention to the social dimension of the transition and its effects on
employment, energy poverty, affordable mobility. FuelsEurope commissioned the Study “Low-carbon
mobility with renewable fuels – Affordability and accessibility of passenger cars for EU-consumers”[3] to
address some of the concerns coming from the consumer’s side regarding the decarbonisation of
transport, such as energy poverty.
x
The study concluded that a combination of electrification and other low-carbon technology
options for cars and vans would allow a faster decarbonisation of road transport, while
benefitting the European economy, its industrial system and the whole society.
x The Study shows
how limiting policy options would lead to incomplete portfolio of
decarbonisation technologies, increasing the mitigation costs for the EU consumer, Member
States, and the EU economy as a whole.
x It will be
essential that regulators support the contribution of renewable and low-carbon fuels
as a cost-effective way for the European economy to decarbonise and as an alternative/option
to support a socially fair and just transition for the citizens and the businesses. This would be
coupled with the opportunities that may arise if legislation – such as the Net Zero Industry Act[4]
[2] From sourcing to end-users, representing both the supply side and the demand side from aviation and waterborne sectors as well as civil
society organisation, governments and their agencies, technology and finance providers to join.
[3] Low-carbon mobility with renewable fuels – Affordability and accessibility of passenger cars for EU-consumers Publications - FuelsEurope
[4] The Net Zero Industry Act: an opportunity to enhance the resilience of the EU industry Publications - FuelsEurope
- would be able to promote the conversions/repurposing/upgrading of existing refinery assets
for the production of low emission fuels/energy.
In this context,
we would be delighted to have the opportunity to discuss more in detail with you, and
your colleagues, the conditions through which our sector can assist you in making the EU become the
first climate neutral continent.
You may also find attached a preliminary version of FuelsEurope’s
“More than a manifesto…an offer for Europe”, complementary to our specific policy
recommendations outlined above.
We would also be pleased to reflect on
the opportunity to design a European Strategy for the
Transition of Liquid Fuels and Products to promote the EU leadership in innovation on sustainable
biofuels and synthetic fuels while enhancing the security of supply and the EU strategic autonomy. We
believe that only together we can beat climate change and serve the interests of EU citizens, protect the
environment and increase the competitiveness of the EU economy.
Yours sincerely,
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