Commission Launches Consultation On Sustainability Scheme For Biomass For Energy Purposes

摘要

The European Commission is inviting all stakeholders to help identify the need to develop at EU level sustainability criteria for biomass for energy purposes. On 23 January the Commission made a far-reaching package of energy and climate change related proposals including a draft directive to promote renewable energy and increase its share to 20 % by 2020. As part of the proposal for a Directive on the promotion of energy from renewable sources, the Commission developed a scheme to ensure that only sustainable produced biofuels and bioliquids would count towards the EU's renewable energy targets.