EU Commission’s biofuel plans will cost farmers €2B/year: Report
In Belgium, the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers (CEFS), the European Confederation of Maize Production (CEPM), the International Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE) and the European renewable ethanol producers association (ePURE) have issued a joint letter to the European Commission strongly opposing any phasing out of EU support for conventional biofuels produced in Europe from crops and feedstock that have been grown in Europe.
The letter warns that any plan to phase out conventional ethanol, produced from crops such as corn, wheat, sugar beet, would not be scientifically justified, will rob transport of a credible green alternative and will cost European cereal and beet farmers at least €2.1 billion in revenue per year.
In order to strengthen the sustainability of Europe’s biofuels policy post-2020, the EU should support the European biofuels sector. Biofuels produced from crops and feedstocks grown in Europe already operate under the most sustainable farming conditions in the world. In addition, the EU should ensure that imported biofuels are regulated and managed to the same high degree of sustainability criteria that govern biofuels produced in Europe.
Category: Fuels
