EU lobbied to distinguish between good and bad biofuel pathways

In Brussels, European bioethanol producers are urging EU policymakers to introduce rules on the indirect impacts of biofuels that distinguish between “good and bad biofuel pathways”.

In a letter to the EU’s energy and climate Commissioners, bioethanol industry association, ePURE, said it backs the introduction of EU rules that address Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) directly.

A direct approach that penalizes crop-specific biofuels for their indirect side-effects could destroy much of Europe’s estimated annual $17.3 billion (€13 billion) biodiesel sector.