login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9943

16 July 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
1st generation biofuels to dominate in 10% renewables transport target

Brussels, 15/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - The EU will probably attain its 10% target of renewable energies in transport by 2020. This will be accomplished, however, by blending fossil fuels with 1st generation biofuels, which have been criticised for their dubious environment performance and their effect on subsistence farming. According to the director of the institute for energy at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) at the European Commission, Giovanni De Santi (speaking at a conference on...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS