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Waste-to-energy: How Europe can avoid sleepwalking into a landfill catastrophe and achieve net zero

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Waste-to-energy: How Europe can avoid sleepwalking into a landfill catastrophe and achieve net zero Vanessa Fakra at Kanadevia Inova AG discusses waste-to-energy, including how Europe can avoid sleepwalking into a landfill catastrophe while achieving net zero. The European Union (EU) has ambitious landfill reduction targets of 10% or less by 2035. On the other hand, the European Commission is currently assessing the inclusion of the Waste to Energy and or the whole waste sector in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). This move could be counterproductive, as it penalizes technologies such as Waste to Energy (WtE) that are crucial for achieving net-zero goals.

Source: Open Access Government

DOI: 10.56367/oag-048-12250

Author: Vanessa Fakra

Institution: Kanadevia (Japan)

Language: English

Topic: Municipal Solid Waste Management

Subfield: Waste Management and Disposal

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Climate action, Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4415382596