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European Biochar Industry Consortium

Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Germany · website · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Biochar Industry Consortium appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

10
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
€50,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Integrating biochar into the European policy and regulatory landscape & guiding informed decision-making. The industry consortium: - Supports the development of a European biochar and pyrolysis industry, particularly by eliminating / alleviating market entry barriers - Is committed to the principles of sustainable production with regional raw material as well as to adhere to strict environmental standards - Promotes the…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party440%
Greens/EFA220%
Renew Europe220%
Socialists & Democrats220%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2023).

2023
6
2024
2
2025
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Norbert Lins
1 meeting · EPP
Valérie Hayer
1 meeting · Renew
Tiemo Wölken
1 meeting · S&D
Elsi Katainen
1 meeting · Renew
Pär Holmgren
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 10 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
20 Feb 2025Stefan KöhlerPolitischer Austausch
20 Feb 2025Elsi KatainenThe status of the biochar sector
16 Oct 2024Norbert LinsCarbon Removal
16 Oct 2024Valérie HayerBiochar
4 May 2023Sirpa PietikäinenEU certification framework for carbon removals
3 May 2023Seán KellyUnion certification framework for carbon removals
3 May 2023Pär HolmgrenCarbon Removal Certification
6 Feb 2023Tiemo WölkenUnion certification framework for carbon removals
6 Feb 2023César LuenaMEP Luena's Team on Carbon removals
24 Jan 2023Ville NiinistöCarbon removals (staff level)

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