Commission sets rules for green biofuel label

10 Jun 10

To ensure that biofuels contributing to the EU's 20% renewable target are produced in a sustainable manner, the European Commission called for industry and governments to set up certification schemes. The Commission today (10 June) adopted a package on the sustainability criteria of biofuels. The package, which includes two communications and one decision, lays down how to make sure that biofuels produced and imported into the EU are produced without damaging the environment. Only biofuels that meet the conditions set out in the package will count towards the targets that each of the EU's 27 member states has to reach by 2020. Under 2009's Renewable Energy Directive, companies are eligible for national support such as tax relief.
http://www.euractiv.com/en/sustainability/commission-sets-rules-green-biofuel-label-news-495063

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