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GROWTH - 22 December 2017

Biofuels: surmounting populism for a fact-based policy

Posted on 22/12/2017 - By Farm Europe

October 2017 The European Commission has made a proposal in the context of a revised RED (Renewable Energy Directive) that would phase out to a large extent the production of conventional or first-generation biofuels, produced from EU feedstock. Why are conventional biofuels being targeted for quasi-extinction? Are they not valuable in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, […]

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GROWTH - 9 August 2019

BIOFUELS AND AGRICULTURE

Posted on 09/08/2019 - By Farm Europe

FICHE BIOFUELS AND AGRICULTURE Biofuels produced from EU feedstock (mostly from colza, maize , sugar beet and wheat) generates at least 6.6 billion euros of direct revenue for EU farmers. In addition, the bioethanol industry is said to have created 70 000 direct and indirect jobs since the EU introduced its biofuels policy, while […]

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FOOD CHAIN - 2 October 2018

A NEED OF BALANCED, COMMON APPROACH TACKLING UTPs

Posted on 02/10/2018 - By Farm Europe

Discussions about the need to rebalance the food chain relationship are not new at the European level. All the institutions have participated in several attempts urged by different stakeholders, but in the end no concrete action was taken until this year. In 2013, seven European Associations motivated by the former Commissioner Verheugen launched the Supply […]

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Biofuels: surmounting populism for a fact-based policy

BIOFUELS AND AGRICULTURE

A NEED OF BALANCED, COMMON APPROACH TACKLING UTPs