09:30 – 10:00
Policy

• Presentation of the Dutch carbon removal road map
  Marcel Berk, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
  Temporary vs. permanent storage, policy principles and dilemmas
• Presentation – European Commission (Fabien Ramos, DG CLIMA)
  • European accounting approaches
  • Development of the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF)
  • Relationship with the EU 2040 climate target
• Short Q&A

10:00 – 10:50
Industry & Practice

• Biobased plastics (long-lived applications) – Ed de Jong (Avantium)
• Construction sector (wood, biocomposites) – Sacha Brons (Building Balance)
• BECCUS – Per Godfroij (RWE)
• CO₂ Capture & storage using biofuels – Rob Vierhout (Alco)

10:50 – 11:50
Science, Methodology & Policy Implementation

• Dr. Li Shen (Utrecht University)
  • Biogenic carbon in LCA
  • Temporary vs. permanent storage
  • How biogenic carbon storage is (not) currently included in policy
  • Proposal for pragmatic LCA-based accounting from the ULTRA-BIO project
• Daan van Herpen (Dutch Scientific Climate Council, PBL):
  • Scientific underpinning of compensation principles for temporary vs. permanent storage, advice to Dutch policy makers
• Llorenc Mila I Canals ( UNEP)
  • Update from the UNEP Life Cycle Initiative  – Biogenic Carbon project

11:50 – 12:30
Interactive Discussion

Conference or visitor pass registration is mandatory.
Please note that this programme may be subject to alteration and the organisers reserve the right to do so without giving prior notice.