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
Reaction to EP vote on LULUCF – we’re not out of the woods yet! By Gui Xi Young, Editor and Campaigns Officer at BirdLife Europe & Central Asia. BirdLife Europe & Central Asia welcomes the European Parliament’s increased recognition of the important role that forests, land and ecosystems will have to play
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
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
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
Lead MEP wants full climate impact of biofuels accounted for By Laura Buffet, Manager, Clean Fuels at Transport & Environment. The full climate impact of biofuels used in Europe would have to be accounted for by countries for the first time, the European Parliament’s lead member on biofuels reform has
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
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
A fierce academic row over wood burning? By Sini Eräjää, EU bioenergy policy officer at BirdLife Europe & Central Asia. Last February, the high profile independent British think thank Chatham House published a report on ‘The Impacts of the Demand for Woody Biomass for Power and Heat’ making a thorough assessment
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
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