Vereniging Energie voor Mobiliteit en Industrie (VEMOBIN, formerly VNPI)

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Paris Agreement and net-zero emissions

• VEMOBIN has stated support for the goals of the Paris Agreement.[2] [3]
• VEMOBIN has stated that it sees the Dutch Climate Agreement (Klimaatakkoord) as an opportunity, and that it will guide the industry towards carbon neutrality.[4]
• VEMOBIN has stated that it welcomed the EU Green Deal.[5]

Carbon pricing

• VEMOBIN has stated support for “carbon pricing on the largest possible geographical scale” and that it supports the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).[6]
• In its December 2021 response to the Dutch Coalition Agreement, VEMOBIN stated that it was critical of the Dutch government for increasing both CO₂ pricing and the floor for ETS pricing.[7]
• In a 2021 paper, VEMOBIN stated that the Dutch government should consider companies’ investment opportunities in developing the Dutch “CO₂ heffing industrie”, a CO₂ pricing mechanism for industries in addition to the EU ETS.[8] VEMOBIN argued for the implementation of a hardship clause in the tax to prevent a lack of external infrastructure limiting companies’ CO₂ emissions reductions.[9]

Energy efficiency

No position

Decarbonised hydrogen

• VEMOBIN has stated support for green hydrogen as one of the solutions for decarbonisation of the transport sector and called for government subsidies to further stimulate investment in electrolysers.[10]

Natural ecosystems

No position

Carbon capture and storage

• VEMOBIN has stated support for carbon capture and storage (CCS), stating that it is the only technology that can realise large-scale CO₂ reduction for high-temperature processes in industry before 2030.[11] VEMOBIN has stated that the upscaling of CCS deserves a similar urgency to the roll-out of renewable energy or decarbonisation of housing.[12]
• VEMOBIN has called for the Dutch government to expand its support for CCS by adding more forms of CCS to the SDE++ government subsidy scheme and remove the ceiling in the SDE++ for CCS.[13]
• In its December 2021 response to the Dutch Coalition Agreement, VEMOBIN stated its support for the Dutch government’s commitment to expand resources for CCS.[14]

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards and benchmarks, sustainable finance taxonomies

No position

Coal

No position

Electrification with renewable or low-carbon power

• VEMOBIN has stated that the Dutch government should ensure that the supply of electricity from renewables continues to increase, as it is essential to the growth of green hydrogen production.[15]

Gases and methane

• VEMOBIN has stated support for the use of some low-carbon gases, such as bio-LNG, in the energy transition.[16]

Road transport: Passenger cars and vans

• VEMOBIN has stated support for the Dutch Climate Agreement target of a 25 Mt CO₂ ceiling for road transport emissions, which includes an ambition to sell only zero-emission passenger cars by 2030.[17]
• In its December 2021 response to the Dutch Coalition Agreement, VEMOBIN stated support for the Dutch government’s ambition to accelerate support for zero-emissions transport through accelerating the installation of electric charging stations and scaling up hydrogen capacity.[18]

Road transport: Heavy-duty vehicles

• VEMOBIN has stated support for the Dutch Climate Agreement target of a 25 Mt CO₂ ceiling for all road transport emissions. To realise these targets, VEMOBIN has advocated for both consistent European policies and national incentives, for example through subsidies and tailor-made financing solutions for flagship projects.[19] [20]
• In 2022, VEMOBIN published a study “Zijn Low Carbon Liquid Fuels nodig voor de decarbonisatie van het transportsysteem in 2050?” on how low-carbon liquid fuels (LCLFs) can support the decarbonisation of the transport system by 2050. The study highlights the importance of LCLFs for achieving decarbonisation of the transport sector in line with EU targets and in transport subsegments that are hard to electrify.[21]

Heavy industry decarbonisation

• VEMOBIN has stated the importance of CCS, hydrogen, advanced synthetic fuels and biofuels for decarbonising heavy industry sectors.[22][23]
• In its December 2021 response to the Dutch Coalition Agreement, VEMOBIN stated support for the government’s announcement that it would expand its financial support to the decarbonisation of heavy industry.[24]

Aviation

• VEMOBIN has stated the importance of synthetic fuels and biofuels to support the decarbonisation of aviation and has called for the government to work on increasing the share of these fuels.[25] [26]

Shipping

• VEMOBIN has stated the importance of synthetic and biofuels to support the decarbonisation of shipping and has called for the government to work on increasing the share of these fuels.[27] [28] [29]

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