Fuels

News: MEP’s report takes lifecycle low-carbon fuels plan forward

EU efforts to reduce lifecycle carbon emissions from fuels moved a step closer last month with the European Parliament’s draft response.

July 26, 2007 | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

Publications: Biofuels: response to the EU public consultation

The European Union should scrap its volume target for biofuels and replace it with low carbon targets for all transport fuels according to environmental NGOs BirdLife International, the EEB and T&E in a response to the European Commission public consultation.

June 22, 2007 | Fuels | Climate Change & Energy

News: UN warning on biofuels benefits

A United Nations report has warned that the negative impacts of biofuels could outweigh the benefits if environmental and social factors are not taken into consideration.

June 21, 2007 | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

News: Fuel life cycle

MEPs have held a first discussion on the Commission’s plans for a life-cycle analysis of fuel production, with the rapporteur, the Dutch socialist Dorette Corbey, calling for the idea of using 2010 as a base year to be abandoned.

June 21, 2007 | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

News: Biofuels consultation launched

The Commission has launched its official consultation on biofuels, amid growing concern among policy makers that the environmental benefits are less clear cut than previously thought. Governments, businesses, NGOs and private individuals have until 4 June to make comments, after last month’s publication of a consultation document. Legislative proposals to set EU targets for increasing the use of biofuels in transport are expected later this year.

May 9, 2007 | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

Publications: The drive for low-carbon transport fuels (T&E Bulletin 157 - April 2007 - Special Feature)

Environmental organisations greeted the Commission's proposal for introducing a climate target for transport fuels, published in January 2007, with particular warmth. In a Special Feature published with the April 2007 edition of T&E Bulletin, find out more about the significance of the proposal and what work still needs to be done to make it work.

April 12, 2007 | Fuels

News: Cautious commitment to 10% biofuels by 2020

Europe’s heads of government have ratified a commitment for biofuels to have at least 10% of the road transport fuels market by 2020.

April 12, 2007 | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

News: Risks of ‘unconventional’ sources

A detailed study has suggested that much of the earth’s remaining oil reserves may be hard to access, and that doing so could create massive
environmental problems.

March 8, 2007 | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

News: ‘Tortilla crisis’ highlights concerns over biofuels

Protests in Mexico, warnings from the US government that food will cost more, and complaints from the beer industry are ringing alarm bells among environmental campaigners about the downsides of biofuels.

March 8, 2007 | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

News: Flawed answer to climate change crisis: EU leaders risk dead end for energy and environment policies

Environmental groups BirdLife International, the European Environmental Bureau and Transport & Environment, are appealing to the Spring Council meeting of EU heads of government to reject a proposed mandatory biofuel target. The three NGOs believe that they should instead adopt the recently proposed ‘lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction’ targets for transport fuel, which would differentiate between biofuels according to their environmental performance and would only support the best performing ones.

March 7, 2007 | Fuels | Press Releases

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