EU Legislation on Climate - Biofuels
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Legislation
Directive 2003/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2003 on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport
Legislative Proposals
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (COM(2008)19), - proposes the 10 percent of biofuels by 2020
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the use of road transport fuels and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC, as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC, (COM(2007)18), - Article 7a proposes the reduction in life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of transport fuels
Background Information
Report from the Commission of 10 January 2007, Biofuels Progress Report on the progress made in the use of biofuels and other renewable fuels in the Member States of the European Union, (COM(2006) 845),
Commission communication of 8 February 2006, 'An EU strategy for biofuels' (COM(2006)34)
Communication from the Commission of 7 December 2005 - Biomass Action Plan (COM(2005) 628)
Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity
For further information please visit the European Commission, DG Energy website on biofuels for transport
And European Commission DG TREN website on energy for a changing world