Stricter Biofuel Controls May Be Outlined by Europe in 2011
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The European Union may move to tighten regulation of biofuels by July in a bid to prevent their increased use in transport from causing emissions-boosting changes in land use.
The European Commission said raising the minimum emissions-saving threshold for biofuels to be counted toward EU renewable-energy targets is a possibility. Imposing extra “sustainability” criteria is another option that could be proposed by the middle of 2011, said the commission, the 27-nation EU’s regulatory arm.