Tagged as: climate change
Seven years’ biofuels deliberations teaches us ‘put quality before quantity’
Seven years’ biofuels deliberations teaches us ‘put quality before quantity’ By Jos Dings, Policy Team Director at Transport & Environment April 2015 will enter history as the month in which the EU reversed course on its energy policies in transport. It adopted its long-mooted reform of biofuels policy – especially
Cap on biofuels – next cap on all bioenergy?
Cap on biofuels – next cap on all bioenergy? Written by Sini Eräjää, EU Bioenergy Policy Officer for BirdLife Europe and the European Environmental Bureau. The new legislation to limit support for the use of food-based biofuels endorsed by the European Parliament today marks a milestone. It marks the closing of the
USA vs. Europe: the troublesome footprint of EU renewable policies
USA vs. Europe: the troublesome footprint of EU renewable policies Written by guest author Ginny Kreitler, Senior Energy Advisor for Audubon (BirdLife in the US). Wood pellet production for European energy markets, as practiced recently, creates a carbon debt through 2030 and fosters unsustainable timbering practices. Running power plants on imported
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