US Industrial Pellet Association

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

75,000€

Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2.5 Fte (4)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

6

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    US Industrial Pellet Association   (USIPA)

    EU Transparency Register

    227344812892-07 First registered on 07 Feb 2014

    Goals / Remit

    The U.S. Industrial Pellet Association (USIPA) is a not for profit trade organization that promotes safety and sustainability practices within the US industrial-grade pellet industry, as well as the growth of the overall bioenergy market.

    USIPA serves to provide a unified voice for the wood pellet industry on policy issues in the US and abroad, and supports biomass as a sustainable and reliable source of renewable energy in growing markets around the world.

    Our 60+ members represent the entire bioenergy supply chain, including all the major US industrial wood pellet producers.

    Main EU files targeted

    EU Renewable Energy Directive; renewable energy initiatives; energy market reform; climate change mitigation

    Address

    Head Office
    East Cary Street, 2100
    4th Floor
    Richmond 23223
    UNITED STATES
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    4

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%2
    25%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 04 Apr 2017

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Amandine Muskus 14 Feb 2023 15 Feb 2024
    Mr Taylor FITTS 03 Sep 2022 01 Sep 2023
    Ms Jessica MARCUS 30 Sep 2021 30 Sep 2022
    Mr Jason EBERSTEIN 17 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021
    Ms Jessica MARCUS 15 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021
    Mr Seth GINTHER 15 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021
    Mr Taylor FITTS 15 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021
    Ms Jessica MARCUS 14 Apr 2018 13 Apr 2019
    Mr Robert MALMSHEIMER 15 Jan 2018 13 Jan 2019
    Mr John BINGHAM 15 Jan 2018 13 Jan 2019
    Mr Seth GINTHER 12 Jan 2018 11 Jan 2019

    Complementary Information

    Seth Ginther, Executive Director

    and

    Jessica Brooks, VP for Policy and Operations

    and

    Jurgen de Vries, Consultant

    and

    Pirmin Weghuis, Consultant

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Seth Ginther (Executive Director)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Seth Ginther (Executive Director)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    AEBIOM - http://www.aebiom.org/

    Member organisations

    http://www.theusipa.org/membership.htm

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    75,000€

    Other financial info

    Expenses for travel from the US, expenses for consultants based in Europe, and expenses for executing a public affairs campaign to educate on the benefits of sustainable biomass from the US

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None

    ACC

    None

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    USIPA has worked with the EU and Member States for the past several years to promote the benefits of using biomass (specifically wood pellets) as a viable renewable energy source that is readily available and can be used to help Europe meet its climate change goals and greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

    USIPA also promotes the sustainability of wood pellets from the US and works to showcase the US biomass and forest industries, providing information to key European policy makers on the realities of these industries and markets, as well as information on sustainability and environmental regulations followed in the US.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    6 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

    • Date 06 Feb 2024 Location Brussels
      Subject wood pellet and EUDR
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
      Attending
      • Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 18 May 2021 Location Video Conferencing
      Subject To discuss the options that the Commission are currently considering for the review of biomass sustainability within the proposal for REDIII. To discuss the role of sustainable bioenergy in the EU’s energy and climate plans.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
      Portfolio Energy
      Attending
      • Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 18 May 2021 Location Brussels - video conference
      Subject Forest biomass and Fit for 55
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 27 Apr 2021 Location video conference
      Subject Biomass sustainability
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Gints Freimanis (Cabinet member)
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
      • Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 11 May 2020 Location Brussels - video conference
      Subject Green deal, climate and energy policy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
    • Date 24 Feb 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Forestry & Biomass
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
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