2 July 201927 June 2019 Swedish firm Nynas launches bio-based tyre oil Nytex Bio 6200 aims to create sustainable value by reducing the rolling resistance of the tyre
1 July 20199 September 2021 German industry talks up ‘carbon-free’ hydrogen from fossil gas It has become increasingly evident that hydrogen will be an integral part of the solution to decarbonise the economy
16 February 201814 February 2018 The fight on plastics heats up in the EU A wind of change is blowing across Europe, trying to sweep away all the plastic bags that are littering our countries. January 2018 has been a busy month in this sense
14 February 201710 February 2017 Will bioplastics repeat the biofuels saga? Unfortunately, the green credentials of bioplastics are far from straightforward
10 February 20178 February 2017 Break Free From Plastic Movement: European Commission Plastics Roadmap not leading anywhere Break Free From Plastic Movement believes that the EU Strategy on Plastics needs to face up to the scale of the plastics problem
7 December 20156 December 2015 Timmermans defends ambition of new Circular Economy package New legislation is under heightened scrutiny, because Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans promised, the new package would be “more ambitious” than its predecessor
15 July 201514 July 2015 EU Parliament backs circular economy resolution The European Parliament has approved measures to produce binding waste reduction targets in Europe by the end of 2015
31 March 201530 March 2015 MEPs retaliate against EU countries on biofuels draft law The European Parliament has resisted pressure from member states to water down the draft law on biofuels after five-hour long negotiations on 25 March
3 March 20156 May 2015 European Parliament committee agrees to cap first generation biofuels at 6% Mixed feedback from industry and policy makers
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
11 June 201410 June 2014 New EU reforms fail European wildlife Researchers recommending more activities, SCIENCE reports
EU-Agrarreform wird Artenvielfalt nicht ausreichend schützen Forscher empfehlen in SCIENCE zusätzliche Maßnahmen
3 June 20142 June 2014 Bioenergy push needs land ‘three times the size of the UK’ New report by Vienna University shows EU bioenergy demand equalled the total land area of a country like Sweden
31 January 201431 January 2014 Unlikely bedfellows in biofuel debate Industry and green groups are furious about the European Commission's plan to scrap biofuel targets
27 January 201426 January 2014 More consumption not necessary for human well-being, says UN report Greater food system efficiency and curbs to the expansion of cropland are necessary to prevent the collapse of global ecosystems, says a report presented by the UN at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
14 January 201413 January 2014 ‘Meat Atlas’ sheds light on hidden costs of beef, pigmeat Europeans need to more aware of the little-known environmental and social cost of their high-meat diets, green campaigners said at the launch of their global ‘Meat Atlas’ report on Thursday (9 January)
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
6 December 2012 Plant-based plastics ‘no panacea’, Greens warn Industry chief: 'In the long run, there is no alternative to bioplastics'
9 July 2008 EU: Parlamentsausschuss will Biokraftstoffziel auf vier Prozent reduzieren Kompromiss berücksichtigt Strom und Wasserstoff aus erneuerbaren Energien im Verkehrssektor.
