Brussels, 11/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 10 January, the European Commission adopted a target of at least 10% of the fuel used in transport to be biofuel. According to Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel, this target is “ambitious but realistic”. It is ambitious because the 2005 target has not been achieved, but realistic given the large increase in expected demand for bioethanol and biodiesel.
Ms Fischer Boel said that the minimum 10% target would apply to all Member States,...