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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11131

30 July 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 23
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) energy
Biofuel consumption down by 6.8% in EU in 2013

Brussels, 29/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - After several years of dwindling growth, biofuel consumption in the EU fell by 6.8% in 2013, according to the EurObserv'ER Biofuel Barometer published on 21 July. This drop affects biodiesel more than bioethanol - which has seen its market share increase by just over half a percentage point (19.8% compared with 19.2% in 2012).

According to the EurObserv'ER data, biofuel consumption in the EU fell from 14.6 million tonnes oil equivalent (toe) in 2012 to...