T&E says proposed blending mandate for advanced biofuels too high

In Belgium, Transport & Environment welcomed the European Parliament’s ENVI committee decision to stop food-based biodiesel but warns that the proposed blending mandate for advanced biofuels is too high to be sustainable.

MEPs rejected setting a new overall target for the transport sector, which in practice would have mandated the use of high-emitting, food-based biofuels through the back door. However, T&E warns about the high level of the blending mandate for advanced biofuels, notably because of the limited availability and competing demands for advanced biofuel feedstocks.