1. The EU regime on biofuels in transport: Still in search of sustainability
- Author:
- Tania Zgajewski
- Publication Date:
- 08-2014
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- EGMONT - The Royal Institute for International Relations
- Abstract:
- Like other regions of the world, the EU is developing biofuels in the transport sector to reduce oil consumption and mitigate climate change. To promote them, it has adopted favourable legislation since the 2000s. In 2009 it even decided to oblige each Member State to ensure that by 2020 the share of energy coming from renewable sources reached at least 10% of their final consumption of energy in the transport sector. Biofuels are considered the main instrument to reach that percentage since the development of other alternatives (such as hydrogen and electricity) will take much longer than expected.
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Economics, Energy Policy, Environment, and Biofuels
- Political Geography:
- Europe