The European Union has proposed to almost double the proportion of biofuels used in transport but has no idea how much this will actually reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Meanwhile...
The head of Volkswagen has criticised tax concessions for biofuels, at the same time as a new report from the banking sector casts doubt on the sustainability of such fuels and the EU’s current...
The European Commission should urgently set up a system of safeguards and a certification process to ensure biofuels used in Europe meet high environmental standards according to three...
Petrol and diesel still have too much sulphur, according to Commission data.
The increased use of biofuels could be disastrous for biodiversity and create more environmental problems than they solve, if sustainability safeguards are not added to EU policy.
On the eve of a key meeting of European energy ministers to discuss the EU’s biofuels strategy, three of Europe’s leading environmental organisations have warned that EU policies promoting...
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather views on progress made since the Biofuels directive was adopted in 2003. The consultation will inform the Commission's...
The EU now has a “strategy for biofuels” after the Commission adopted a controversial paper last month.
The Commission is this month due to publish proposals for an EU strategy to boost the use of biofuels in transport.