EU: oilseed biofuels will miss carbon thresholds

In Belgium, the European Commission’s unpublished impact assessment on biofuels shows that biofuels produced from oilseeds will fail the minimum GHG thresholds no matter what ILUC factor is added as a way to counter indirect effects. By eliminating the use of oilseed-based biofuels, GHG savings could reach 70% by 2020 compared to 15% if oilseed-based fuels are allowed, far lower than the mandated 35% threshold.