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Area
European Union
Commodity Group
Biofuels
Commodity
Biodiesel
Date
01/12/2018
Policy Category
Renewable energy
Policy Instrument
Bioenergy policy
Description
Approved key chapters of the bloc’s bioenergy policy reform, including plans to phase out the use of crop-based biofuels by 2030.
Notes
The EU’s Council and Parliament have formally approved key chapters of the bloc’s bioenergy policy reform, including the plan to phase-out, by 2030, the consumption of crop-based biofuels that bring about strong indirect land use changes (see also MPPU Aug.’18).