The Political And Environmental Landscape For Biofuels In The Eu Transport Sector

By Author: Manjula Menon
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This brief provides an update of the environmental landscape and legislation surrounding biofuels. It considers the current

controversies surrounding biofuel supply and outlines how this has impacted political support for the fuel at a national and

EU level.

Scope of this report

An overview of the EU legislation governing biofuels and a review of how Member States have adapted road fuel policies

accordingly

Analysis of the environmental arguments against biofuels including the views of Member States regarding EU targets

An evaluation of the proposals being put forward to make biofuels more sustainable and the relative support for these

measures in different countries

Research and analysis highlights

Despite all EU Member States having set targets for biofuels consumption, they have generally been unsuccessful at meeting

them. Indeed, in 2006 only seven of the 25 EU Member States met their targets: Germany, Austria, UK, Sweden, Romania, Denmark

and Luxembourg. Bulgaria, Italy and Slovakia missed their targets by widest margins.

Controversies ...
... surrounding the production of energy crops have weakened enthusiasm for biofuels targets amongst politicians.

The core criticisms surround the negative effects that the cultivation of energy crops is said to have on the environment and

food prices. As a result many countries have called for the legislation to be reviewed.

Whilst biofuels consumption targets are expected to remain, efforts are being made to reduce the negative impact of biofuels

production. It is most likely that legislation will require targets to be contingent on energy crops being produced from a

sustainable source. As such, fuel retailers are likely to be required to certify the biofuels they sell.

Key reasons to read this report

Understand the key legislation surrounding targets for the use of biofuels and how it been interpreted by national

governments.

Gauge where the demand for biofuels is highest and where political support for their use will continue to be strongest

Assess how Member States are reconsidering the importance of targets due to the criticisms of biofuels production and plan

investments accordingly.

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