Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: And end to biofuels from countries which do not allow on site inspections of production and handling facilities, complete exclusion of product from high fraud supply chains, retroactive cancellation of certificates generated from fraudulent biofuels.
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40% or more of biofuels consumed in Ireland are made of virgin palm oil and similar
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mis-certified as POME
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UCO and other 'waste-based' biofuels. This is devastating for the forests that are cleared to produce palm oil and it is devastating for honest European producers of renewable fuels which cannot compete with fraudulent imports.
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Brian Carroll (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Irish compliance with EU law limiting used cooking oil to 1.7% - Ireland ignores the law.Supervision of certification imported biofuels to spot and prevent fraud - Ireland does not supervise.Without action on these topics Ireland's biomethane sector cannot develop because biomethane competes directly with imported fraudulent liquid biofuels.
Methods: Social MediaEmailMeetingSubmissionVirtual Meeting
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I lobbied for action to prevent biofuels fraud which affects over 40% of all biofuels in Ireland.
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Transport; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Exclusion of extra-EU product from the RTFO and RHO.
Methods: EmailMeetingSubmission
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The Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation and proposed Renewable Heat Obligation are not functioning due to lack of supervision of certification scheme ISCC. Instead of genuine sustainable biofuels - with benefits for Ireland such as farm incomes
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agri-food sustainability and energy independence - the majority of biofuels are from palm oil falsely labelled as palm oil mill effluent and used cooking oil. Ireland's Biomethane Strategy ambitions have no hope in the face of such unfair competition.
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: A better informed legislature.
Methods: EmailSocial MediaSubmission
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Promotion of sustainable renewable fuels and raising awareness of endemic fraud in the supply chains on which Ireland depends for most of the emissions reductions in the transport sector.
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: A better informed legislature.
Methods: EmailSocial MediaSubmission
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Promotion of sustainable renewable fuels and raising awareness of endemic fraud in the supply chains on which Ireland depends for most of the emissions reductions in the transport sector.
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Transport; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Reduced carbon emissions in the transport sector without fraud. Ireland relies nearly exclusively on used cooking oil for renewable energy in the transport, the bulk of which is actually virgin palm and soy oil fraudulently labelled as used cooking oil. We seek to have this abuse prevented.
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Promotion of genuine sustainable renewable transport fuels (methane and ethanol).
Politician(s) lobbied: Richard Bruton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Transport; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Improved awareness of opportunities for industrial development of climate friendly sectors, and better enforcement of EU and Irish policies concerning international trade and fraud.
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Consultation on renewable fuels regulation
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the worrying extent of fraud in supply chains to Ireland
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biomethane
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low carbon plant protein opportunities accompanying bioenergy
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and carbon removals accompanying bioenergy.
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Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Timmy Dooley (Senator), Seanad; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: We seek rapid uptake in the use of sustainable renewable fuels, bringing not just climate benefits but also benefits to the economy and the environment, for instance through greater use of domestic waste to produce biofuels.
Methods: EmailEvent / Reception
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Ireland is facing enormous challenges regarding carbon emissions reductions in the transport sector. We bring deep insight on renewable fuels
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trading conditions
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sustainability and risks and we seek to inform policy makers and raise levels of expertise in Ireland. Specifically
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we assist with the introduction of E10 petrol and biomethane in transport
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and with the improvement of sustainability criteria for all biofuels.
