AreaEuropean Union

Commodity GroupBiofuels

CommodityBiofuel feedstock

Date01/04/2021

Policy CategoryRenewable energy

Policy InstrumentEnvironmental policies

DescriptionWith a view to encouraging direct investments in sustainable activities, issued a regulation establishing technical screening criteria for determining which activities or products qualify as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or adaptation without harming other environmental objectives. With regard to renewable fuels, the list of products defined as sustainable investments included biofuels/biogas produced from ‘advanced feedstock’ (such as agricultural waste and forest residues), while excluding fuels produced from food and feed crops.