German sugar should be climate neutral from 2024

According to the Sugar Industry Association (VdZ), a reliable political framework is now necessary for such a change by 2045. The industry has now determined how these affect the results of the first roadmap study on greenhouse gas neutrality from 2020, reports Agra-Europe. Beet pulp as an energy source The parameters were the available measures, the potential development of CO2 emissions and the costs of the changeover. According to the VdZ, the result was that the use of our own biomass residues, i.e. beet pulp, as an energy source is an essential part of the transformation measures. “Climate-neutral sugar production by 2045 is possible,” summarized VdZ chairman Lars Gorissen. But that requires enormous investments. Groissen: “We would like to start implementation today rather than tomorrow.” However, the EU guidelines on the use of biomass for energy, which were passed in 2023, must be implemented quickly, safely and one-to-one into national law. Another possible solution ...