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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9501
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy

Commission maintains that its policy on biofuels is “positive” for environment

Brussels, 13/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - The day after publication of an OECD report on the risks linked to developing green biofuels, the European Commission provided assurances on Thursday 13 September that its policy promoting biofuels is “positive for the environment”. In a reply to journalists, a Commission spokesperson told journalists that “biofuels do produce less CO2 than fossil fuels”. Last March the European Council adopted a Commission proposal that set a 10% minimum target...

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