AreaEuropean Union

Commodity GroupBiofuels

CommodityBiodiesel

Date01/08/2013

Policy CategoryRenewable energy

Policy InstrumentEnvironmental policy

DescriptionConsidered proposal to cap the use of crop-based fuels for transportation at 6 percent (as opposed to the 10 percent rate set in 2009), with a view to spur the development of ‘clean fuels’ derived from non-food sources.