Advanced Woody Biomass Alliance (formerly US Industrial Pellet Association)
Budget
€300 — €0
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
3
0.95 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Advanced Woody Biomass Alliance (AWBA) is a trade association representing organizations across the woody biomass value chain. The Alliance brings together fiber suppliers, energy and fuel producers, and policymakers to expand markets for woody biomass from U.S. working forests across carbon-dependent industries.
EU Legislative Interests
Green Deal; Renewable Energy Directive and amendments; Biodiversity Strategy; Forestry Strategy; Sustainable Finance; Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products; EU-ETS; ReFuelEU Aviation; FuelEU Maritime; Voluntary Carbon Removal Framework Regulation; LULUCF Regulation; Bioeconomy Strategy
Communication Activities
Bi-lateral meetings with policymakers and elected representatives, position papers, events, PR activities and open letters
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Bioenergy Europe: https://bioenergyeurope.org/ World Bioenergy Association: https://www.worldbioenergy.org/ The Association for Renewable Energy & Clean Technology: https://www.r-e-a.net/
Organisation Members
A list of AWBA members can be found here: https://www.woodybiomass.org/about-us
Additional Information
Note: costs listed for Berlin Global Advisors in 2025 are representative of the portion of work they occasionally undertook for USIPA (now AWBA) on an EU level
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.