In its most significant vote on the 2030 climate and energy package, the European Parliament today rebuked the European Commission and sent a strong signal to member states about the importance of complete carbon accounting under the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD), the EU law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport fuels.
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Laura Buffet, policy officer for clean fuels at T&E, said ‘The European Parliament is calling for the Commission to deal with the deluge of unconventional oil that will be coming our way. That is a good and much needed signal and EU member states must support this decision at the Energy and Environment Councils in March.’
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