Biofuels * Europe - Announce Tighter Controls on

Energy experts suggest, many of the biofuels on the market were causing more emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing the fuels were taken into account

Brussels,Belgium -The New York Times (USA), by JAMES KANTER -June 7, 2010: -- The European Commission will seek to salvage its beleaguered biofuels policy on Thursday by announcing a quality-certification process for biodiesel and ethanol and clarifying limits on fuels from sensitive areas like forests and partly drained peat lands... Europe plans to rely on biofuels to “do most of the work” reducing emissions from cars and trucks... The 27 member countries of the European Union agreed two years ago to generate 10 percent of their transportation fuel from renewable sources by 2020. A large proportion is supposed to come from biofuels... But the green credentials of the policy were badly dented as energy experts issued a stream of reports suggesting that many of the biofuels on the market were causing more emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing the fuels were taken into account...