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Biofuels targets are 'a dangerous dead end'

The EU strategy for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport fuels is in disarray today following the European Commission's proposal to massively increase biofuel use, according to environmental groups BirdLife International and Transport and Environment (T&E). Whereas both organisations strongly support the Commission’s proposal of a 20% target for renewable energy by 2020, they argue that the 10% biofuels target is a dangerous dead end.

NGOs call for suspension of biofuels targets

The EU’s mandatory biofuel target must be suspended unless substantial environmental and social safeguards are put in place, say 17 NGOs in a joint letter to the European Commission.

Legislation on fuel production emissions should have sustainability criteria

Sketch of some documents (default image for news

The European Parliament’s environment committee has given its support to the idea that sustainability criteria should be included in any legislation on reducing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from fuels in transport.

Telling fuel producers what’s needed is gaining acceptance

Editorial by Jos Dings

Slowly, slowly, recognition is rising that it makes more sense to set a climate obligation for fuel suppliers and let them figure out how to meet it in the most cost-effective way, than to prescribe a certain amount of biofuels with highly uncertain environmental effects.

Lower Sulphur

All EU member states except Poland and Malta complied with the requirement of the 1998 EU fuel quality directive to phase out petrol and diesel with more than 50 parts per million of sulphur by 2005.

Support for life-cycle criteria in fuel directive

The principle behind the Commission’s attempt to introduce life-cycle environmental criteria for fuel production has been ‘largely agreed’ by EU environment ministers.

Biofuels ‘Could Be Worse For Warming’

A new report by atmospheric scientists says growing and burning many of the biofuel crops currently being introduced to transport could be raising overall greenhouse gas emissions, not lowering them.

Corbey calls for biofuels sustainability criteria in fuels directive

The leading MEP dealing with the Commission’s plans to cut lifecycle carbon emissions from fuels has warned that sustainability criteria for biofuels are needed to prevent wider social and environmental problems.

OECD calls for an end to EU’s biofuels target

The EU’s target for increasing use of biofuels in transport has received a serious setback, with another call for an end to such targets.

Report for Bush calls for lower fuel demand

Fears that easily available sources of oil are running low have been highlighted by two reports which warn of further rises in oil prices.

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