31 May 202116 June 2021EU’s dismissal of crop-based biofuels will impede transport decarbonisation: industryCommission 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 2016Commission under fire over post-2020 biofuels targetsEWABA suggests that Commission's proposal for a new Renewable Energy Directive can still be improved during its legislative passage
2 June 20151 June 2015A new study by nova-Institut: EU-28 bioeconomy is worth 2 trillion euro, providing 19 million jobsExperts present an estimation of employment and turnover in the European bio-based economy
18 November 201415 November 2014EU transport: Emission savings of biofuels 80% better than thought, new calculations showEuropean calculation rules substantially underestimate the climate benefit of biofuels in the transport sector
20 June 201418 June 2014Biofuels debate continues, despite EU agreementEU energy ministers agreed to a 7% cap on the fuels for use in transport
21 October 201320 October 2013Lawmakers vote to block EU biofuels billEuropean People's Party and the far right defended first generation biofuels lobby well
26 August 2013Researchers revise ‘overestimated’ biofuels subsidiesEurope wasting a huge amount of money to support biofuels that often do more harm than good to the environment
26 July 2013Indonesian palm oil faces EU bar over tax loopholeDifferential export tax (DET) regimes makes it "economically impossible” for EU industries to compete with imported biodiesel
27 June 2013New study reinforces existing evidence that science used by the European Commission to calculate indirect land use change is inconclusiveHow different models factor in the evolution of increasing yield of cultivated areas in the EU
17 April 2013Parliament report flags major changes to EU biofuels proposalEthanol to benefit from the introduction of ILUC factors as they have lower values
25 February 2013Historical studies shore up proof of indirect biofuels emissionsCurrent EU proposals mandate a review of scientific evidence for ILUC in 2017
17 October 2012Biofuels industry threatens to sue European CommissionAfter 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 2017Third German WPC Congress: the European lead congress for Wood Plastic Composites!Congress Journal freely available for download
17 July 2009EU: Biodiesel Industry Growing despite Adverse ConditionsEuropean Biodiesel Board: Statistics on production and capacities released
13 May 2009European Algae Biomass Association to connect the EU algae sectorEuropean Biodiesel Board and University of Florence announce launching in June
9 July 2008EU: Parlamentsausschuss will Biokraftstoffziel auf vier Prozent reduzierenKompromiss berücksichtigt Strom und Wasserstoff aus erneuerbaren Energien im Verkehrssektor.
7 July 2008Restrained growth of European Biodiesel production in 2007-2008EBS: Market conditions and competition from US B99 imports have decreased growth rate
