Dear MEP, let’s make it and not fake it on renewable energy!
On Monday 23rd the first European Parliament vote will take place on one of the EU’s corner stone policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – the Renewable Energy Directive.
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International Day of Action Against #BigBadBioenergy
On October 18th, join people all around the world and call out #BigBadBioenergy! The unsustainable and industrial-scale use of bioenergy is, on a global level, worsening climate change and, on a local level, putting land, forests, and local communities at risk. October 18th, the International Day of Action on Bioenergy, is an opportunity to call […]
Are food-based biofuels the fuels of the future? Watch the video
By Nico Muzi, Director of Communications at Transport & Environment. As the European Parliament and national governments prepare to take crucial decisions on Europe’s biofuels policy this autumn, T&E is helping policymakers to see more clearly the complex but crucial issues at stake. It has produced four short videos, gathered on biofuelsreform.org, that query whether biofuels are […]
EU trade deals could undermine Europe’s shift to clean biofuels – report
By Nico Muzi, Director of Communications at Transport & Environment. A free trade agreement between the EU and the Mercosur countries – talks over which resumed this week – could undermine Europe’s goal to stop consuming unsustainable biofuels in transport. A new report by Transport & Environment (T&E) published today shows that the removal of trade barriers in […]
What have been the impacts of EU’s renewable energy policies on forests?
By Sini Eräjää, EU bioenergy policy officer at BirdLife Europe & Central Asia. Ahead of crucial times at the European Parliament for climate change and forests, the NGOs Fern, Birdlife Europe and Transport & Environment are presenting a new study that gives new insight to the impacts of the Renewable Energy Directive on Europe’s forests. The study […]
Drivers are the top consumers of palm oil in Europe
By Laura Buffet, Manager, Clean Fuels at Transport & Environment. As millions of European hit the roads this month for a well-earned summer break, most won’t know what they’re driving on, writes Laura Buffet. July is the start of the summer holidays, and for many in Europe the rush for some relaxing time in the countryside, […]
VIDEO – Food-based biofuels: cure worse than the disease
By Nico Muzi, Director of Communications at Transport & Environment. Instead of helping the environment, most biofuels actually hurt it. Biodiesel is the most consumed biofuel in Europe today. The problem? European food-based biodiesel emits, on average, 80% more CO2 than fossil diesel. For example, palm-oil biodiesel releases three times the greenhouse gases emissions of fossil […]
Latest report represents scientific consensus on EU forests in energy, climate and biodiversity policies
By Hanna Aho, Climate and forest campaigner at Fern. Earlier in May the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) released a report about the multi-functionality of forests and EU policy. EASAC is formed by the national scientific academies of all EU Member States, Norway and Switzerland and is a means for the collective voice of European science […]
The Bioenergy Barometer: What puts pressure on our planet’s future?
By Maxime Paquin, BirdLife Europe and Central Asia. Fossil fuels are fuelling climate change. In an attempt to move away from fossil fuels, Europe has explored a range of other sources of energy, capitalizing on renewable sources of energy. The problem is that renewable energy does not necessarily equate to sustainable energy. Bioenergy is a case of good intentions […]
Aviation biofuels: won’t get fooled again
By Carlos Calvo Ambel, Transport & Environment. Is it a good idea to fly on an aircraft powered by plant-based fuel? This is one avenue being explored by many in the aviation sector, including the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the industry itself. They see biofuels as a key way, perhaps the biggest way, […]