31 May 202116 June 2021 EU’s dismissal of crop-based biofuels will impede transport decarbonisation: industry Commission to minimise the contribution of crop-based biofuels from the road transport energy mix – even though such biofuels have been the main contributor to displacing fossil fuel
12 December 20168 December 2016 Commission under fire over post-2020 biofuels targets EWABA suggests that Commission's proposal for a new Renewable Energy Directive can still be improved during its legislative passage
2 June 20151 June 2015 A new study by nova-Institut: EU-28 bioeconomy is worth 2 trillion euro, providing 19 million jobs Experts present an estimation of employment and turnover in the European bio-based economy
18 November 201415 November 2014 EU transport: Emission savings of biofuels 80% better than thought, new calculations show European calculation rules substantially underestimate the climate benefit of biofuels in the transport sector
20 June 201418 June 2014 Biofuels debate continues, despite EU agreement EU energy ministers agreed to a 7% cap on the fuels for use in transport
21 October 201320 October 2013 Lawmakers vote to block EU biofuels bill European People's Party and the far right defended first generation biofuels lobby well
26 August 2013 Researchers revise ‘overestimated’ biofuels subsidies Europe wasting a huge amount of money to support biofuels that often do more harm than good to the environment
26 July 2013 Indonesian palm oil faces EU bar over tax loophole Differential export tax (DET) regimes makes it "economically impossible” for EU industries to compete with imported biodiesel
27 June 2013 New study reinforces existing evidence that science used by the European Commission to calculate indirect land use change is inconclusive How different models factor in the evolution of increasing yield of cultivated areas in the EU
17 April 2013 Parliament report flags major changes to EU biofuels proposal Ethanol to benefit from the introduction of ILUC factors as they have lower values
25 February 2013 Historical studies shore up proof of indirect biofuels emissions Current EU proposals mandate a review of scientific evidence for ILUC in 2017
17 October 2012 Biofuels industry threatens to sue European Commission After 2020, the Commission will only promote and financially support biofuels that contribute to a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and not from food or feed crops are produced
26 November 200912 December 2017 Third German WPC Congress: the European lead congress for Wood Plastic Composites! Congress Journal freely available for download
17 July 2009 EU: Biodiesel Industry Growing despite Adverse Conditions European Biodiesel Board: Statistics on production and capacities released
13 May 2009 European Algae Biomass Association to connect the EU algae sector European Biodiesel Board and University of Florence announce launching in June
9 July 2008 EU: Parlamentsausschuss will Biokraftstoffziel auf vier Prozent reduzieren Kompromiss berücksichtigt Strom und Wasserstoff aus erneuerbaren Energien im Verkehrssektor.
7 July 2008 Restrained growth of European Biodiesel production in 2007-2008 EBS: Market conditions and competition from US B99 imports have decreased growth rate
