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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10712
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) energy

Stricter rules for more sustainable biofuels

Brussels, 17/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - The Commission is clearly stepping up its requirements with regard to carbon emissions linked to the production of biofuels in order to cap first generation crop-based biofuels at 5% of final energy consumption in transport.

After two years of work - and intense wrangling between the two directorates general in charge of energy and the environment - the Commission unveiled, on Wednesday 17 October, its proposal for an amendment of the directives that...

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