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Publications: Biofuels and land use change: review of independent studies

Biofuels and land use change: review of independent studies. Factsheet.

November 20, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels

News: Biofuels and land use change: a debate

In a letter published in today's European Voice, T&E argues that a number of independent experts, scientists and institutions have said that land use change must be accounted for in the calculation of overall greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels. To accompany the letter T&E has published a review of these studies, together with the relevant passages.

November 20, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels

News: ‘Suspicious’ recalculation alters biofuels debate

Two mathematical alterations have changed the tone of the EU's debate on biofuels. Environmental organisations are sceptical about the science and especially concerned about the EU's continuing refusal to recognise the impact on land use from biofuel production.

November 12, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

Publications: The real impact of growing biofuels: calculating indirect land-use change

Background briefing on calculating indirect land-use change from biofuels. Joint-NGO publication from Greenpeace, BirdLife International, Friends of the Earth Europe, T&E, EEB

November 5, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels

News: Emissions from land-use change must not be ignored

Jos Dings writes in today's European Voice: It is unfortunate, especially considering the millions of euros his company is spending on advertising its views on EU biofuel policy, that the president and CEO of Abengoa Bioenergy is apparently not aware of studies that calculate the impacts of land-use change on lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from biofuel production.

October 30, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels

News: NGOs warn Barroso on land-use change

Four environmental NGOs have asked the Commission president to review the EU’s 10% target for biofuels in transport. T&E has also moved to counter misinformation that suggests enough biofuels could be grown in Europe without affecting land use.

October 15, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

News: Vapour pressure

The ‘vapour pressure’ of transport biofuels looks set to become a new battleground in the EU’s fuel quality directive.

October 15, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

News: Biofuels can result in more emissions

In last week's European Voice (Letters, 2-8 October), Javier Salgado-Leirado, the president of Abengoa, claimed that all the biofuel crops needed to reach the EU's proposed 10% target by 2020 could be grown in Europe without direct or indirect land-use change.

October 9, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels

News: MEPs vote to keep 10% biofuels target but with land-use criteria

A new compromise solution has emerged in the immensely complex battle to develop an EU policy on biofuels.

September 16, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

News: Biofuels tax

Switzerland this month removed its taxation on biofuels such as ethanol to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the country's transport.

July 22, 2008 | Fuels | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

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