Commission sets rules for green biofuel label

The European Commission announced on the 10 June 2010 that it had decided to encourage industry, governments and NGOs to set up certification schemes for all types of biofuels, including those imported into the EU. It laid down what the schemes must do to be recognised by the Commission.

This will help implement the EU's requirements that biofuels must deliver substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and should not come from forests, wetlands and nature protection areas. The rules for certification schemes are part of a set of guidelines explaining how the Renewable Energy Directive, coming into effect in December 2010, should be implemented.

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ESO: Background information: Renewable energy: Biofuels and other renewable energy in the transport sector http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-renewable-energy-biofuels/

European Commission: Press Release: IP/10/711: Commission sets up system for certifying sustainable biofuels http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/711&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: DG Energy: Renewable Energy: Biofuels: Sustainability Criteria http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/biofuels/sustainability_criteria_en.htm

BBC News, 10.6.10: EU biofuels 'need to be certified for sustainability' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10283258.stm

Trouw, 16.6.10: Not so green afterall (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/274411-not-so-green-after-all

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