EU Announces Tighter Controls on Biofuels

EU Announces Tighter Controls on Biofuels
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Τετ, 9 Ιουνίου 2010 - 15:39
The European Commission will seek revitalize its biofuels police by announcing a quality-certification process for biodiesel and ethanol.
The European Commission will seek revitalize its biofuels police by announcing a quality-certification process for biodiesel and ethanol.

Ensuring that biofuels are a credible source of low-carbon energy that deliver greenhouse gas savings compared with fossil fuels is a key component of European Union efforts to set standards worldwide for lowering emissions over the next 10 years.

The EU agreed two years ago to generate 10% of their transportation fuel from renewable sources by 2020. A large proportion is supposed to come from biofuels. The remainder would come from other sources, like electric vehicles.

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