26 March 2026, Waste & Emissions Trading: A Climate Policy Aligned with Circularity?

📍 Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, Brussels

📅 26 March 2026 
⌚ 12:30 – 20:00

As the EU moves forward with its climate and circular economy ambitions, the potential inclusion of Waste-to-Energy (WtE) in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) raises crucial questions about coherence, feasibility, and environmental effectiveness.

The event aims to provide a platform for dialogue among stakeholders on how to balance decarbonisation objectives with sustainable waste management and energy recovery. Participants from European institutions, EU member states, industry, and civil society will be invited to assess whether the EU ETS provides the right framework for Waste-to-Energy, and to explore what complementary policy approaches are needed to ensure effective progress toward Europe’s climate and circularity goals.

Together, participants will help to address one of the most pressing policy questions for the waste and energy sectors: How can Europe design the right climate tools for Waste-to-Energy?

This is an in-person event organised by CEWEP (Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants) & ESWET (European Waste-to-Energy Technology Suppliers).

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AGENDA OVERVIEW

12:30 – 14:00: Registrations, welcome coffee & networking lunch

14:00 – 14:25: Keynote speech & opening remarks

14:25 – 15:35: Panel 1: Is the EU ETS fit for Waste-to-Energy? 

15:35 – 16:05: Coffee break

16:05 – 17:15: Panel 2: Beyond ETS – What the policy debate must include 

17:15 – 17:30: Closing remarks

17:30 – 20:00: Cocktail reception

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE

• Mette Koefoed Quinn, Deputy Director, Carbon Markets and Clean Mobility, Head of Unit B1, ETS Policy Coordination and International Carbon Markets, European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action
• François Wakenhut, Head of Unit, Circular economy & secondary raw materials, European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment
• Alessandra Moretti, Member of the European Parliament (Socialists & Democracts, S&D)
• Tobias Persson, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
• Paul De Bruycker, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Indaver waste management
• Jacob H. Simonsen, CEO, ARC – Amager Bakke Copenhagen, Denmark
• Amalia Cerdá Lacaci, Sustainability Director, TIRME – Mallorca Environmental Technology Park, Spain

ABOUT THE ORGANISERS

CEWEP, the Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants, is the umbrella association of the operators of Waste-to-Energy (incineration with energy recovery) plants, representing about 434 plants from 24 countries.

ESWET, European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology, is a European association representing manufacturers in the field of Waste-to-Energy Technology. ESWET member companies have built and supplied over 95% of the Waste-to-Energy plants in operation in Europe.

Event contact: Agne.Razgaityte@cewep.eu

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