The criteria for considering forest biomass to be a source of ‘renewable’ energy has long been questioned. EASAC has carried out much work on the use of forest biomass – especially as a substitute for coal in electricity generation and the conclusions summarised here reflect the consensus of all Europe’s 28 Academies of Science.
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European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC)
Academic / research · Germany · EU Transparency Register 133236011647-58
10
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
10
legislative files
of 665 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 66 academic institutions on this site, they rank #1 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
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in the register since
Declares membership of
- The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) http://www.interacademies.org:
- IAP is the global network of science, engineering & medical academies working together to provide independent expert…
- IAP works closely with its member academies to strengthen the role that science plays in society and to advise public…
- helps establish science academies in countries where academies do not exist and assists young and small academies to…
- sponsors programmes for young scientists designed to help them build strong foundations for successful careers and to…
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Academic institutions
- Registered as
- European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC)
- Head office
- Wien (Vienna), Austria
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Their record over time
European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) filed 10 positions between 20 Sept 2020 and 29 Jul 2026, across 10 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2020 · 1 filed2023 · 1 filed2024 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 6 filed
What they argued
This response focuses on one specific aspect of the proposed revised Regulation. The revised Pharmaceuticals Strategy explicitly excludes addressing issues and revising provisions for homeopathy and other CAM but their current approval frameworks in the Regulation differ very significantly from those appertaining to evidence-based medicinal products.
EASAC, the European Academies Science Advisory Council providing independent science-based advice to European policymakers, welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this consultation. Our input draws on EASAC's peer-reviewed reports, in particular Future of Gas (2023), Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies (SoSES, 2025) and the Energy System Integration Commentary (ESI, 2026), and focuses on areas where…
Europes national academies of science work through EASAC to produce independent science-based advice on policies for maximising security, sustainability and affordability of Europes energy supplies. This work confirms the need to increase the capacity and flexibility of electricity transmission and distribution grids, and to replace fossil fuels with sustainable energy supplies.
EASAC is preparing an independent, evidence-based report drawing on expertise from 27 national science academies, which assesses water availability trends, landscape retention loss, nature-based solutions (NbS), and the financing gaps constraining their deployment.
EASAC, the European Academies Science Advisory Council providing independent science-based advice to European policymakers, welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this consultation. Our input draws on EASAC's peer-reviewed reports, in particular Future of Gas (2023), Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies (SoSES, 2025) and the Energy System Integration Commentary (ESI, 2026), and focuses on areas where…
The ORIS is an opportunity to build a European integrated scientific system to monitor and reduce the knowledge gaps on marine and coastal processes, translate knowledge into action by creating synergies across the European ocean research infrastructure, including research organizations, funding agencies, science ministries and the private sector.
EASAC SUBMISSION TO EC CALL FOR EVIDENCE ON THE UPDATE OF THE GOVERNANCE OF THE ENERGY UNION AND CLIMATE ACTION EASAC the European Academies Science Advisory Council provides independent scientific advice to European policymakers.
The international community adopted the UN High Seas Treaty; Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) in 2023 to protect biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (>50% of the worlds oceans). BBNJ established the legal framework to create high seas marine protected areas, require environmental impact assessments, and ensure fair sharing of benefits from marine genetic resources.
Europes national academies of science, through EASAC, have been working during 2024 on a report for EU policy makers on Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies, to be published in April 2025. Our report will present independent science-based advice on policies and measures for delivering secure supplies of energy throughout the transition from a fossil-fuel based energy system to a sustainable energy system that…
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