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Friday, June 20, 2008
EU to Observe Impact of Biofuels on FoodEU - EU leaders planned Friday to call for study on how Europe's use of more biofuels might affect global food production.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Biomass to Play a Crucial Part in EuropeEU - It's probable that Biomass will have a pivotal role in Europe's biofuels target for renewable use by 2020, according to a Frost & Sullivan report - "Strategic Assessment for European Biomass...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
EU Urged to Review Biofuels PolicyBRUSSELS - Europe's top business lobby has augmented calls on the EU to reconsider its biofuel targets which are being blamed more than ever for pushing up food prices globally.
Friday, June 06, 2008
NFU: Abandoning Biofuels will not Reduce Food PricesEU - Lack of investment in agriculture and the cheap food era - not biofuels - are the reason for rising food prices and global food shortages said the NFU, speaking at the EU's Green Week c...
Thursday, June 05, 2008
EU Biofuel Targets Leaves Confectioners WorriedEU - Talks on the European Union's draft Renewable Energy Directive should be deferred until after independent research into the effects of biofuels production, according to arguments made by...
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Developing Agriculture Needed in Developing CountriesEU - In adopting a resolution on rising food prices in the EU and the developing countries, MEPs say that priority should be given to investment in agriculture, aquaculture, rural development...
Monday, June 02, 2008
Europe's Complaint Leading to Biodiesel WarEU - Last month, the European Biodiesel Board filed a complaint against American producers. This could have dire consequences for the already troubled industry.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The Impact of Biofuels on Commodity MarketsBRUSSELS - Biofuels are coming under their most sustained attack yet over their role in pushing up commodity and food prices.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
EU Biofuels Target under Scrutiny Amidst InflationBRUSSELS - Faced with rising food prices and doubts about CO2 savings, EU legislators are proposing to scale back an ambitious target the bloc adopted just one year ago to use more...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Effects of Rising Food Prices Outlined by CommissionEU - The European Commission today adopted a Communication setting out potential policy responses to mitigate the effects of rising global food prices. The document will be discussed at the European...
New Strategy for Biofuels vs. Food CrisisEU - The European Union's recent attempt to salve the wounds of rising food prices and social unrest caused by its rush to promote biofuels once again unveils the dangers of using traditional...
Monday, May 19, 2008
British Attack on EU Farm Policy DismissedBELGIUM - The current Slovenian presidency of the European Union on Monday challenged Britain's contention that the bloc's generous farm support system had helped fuel recent record food prices,...
Friday, May 16, 2008
NFU Determined to Stick to 10% Biofuels TargetEU - The NFU today said it was disappointed at a proposal that could see the EU's target for a ten per cent inclusion rate for biofuel in road transport fuels by 2020 scrapped.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Are Biofuels Behind Inflation?EU - EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer-Boel has rejected allegations that EU policies to promote biofuels are to blame for rising food prices amid calls by the UN to "cut back significantly"...
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Commissioners to Host Energy MeetingBRUSSELS - European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, and European Commissioner for Energy, Andris Piebalgs, meet representatives...
Monday, May 05, 2008
Big Businesses Influence EU Biofuels DebateBELGIUM - According to the Guardian, the elevation of food prices, besides other factors, provide a stirring backdrop to Europe's debate on its biofuels targets, but the big businesses of farming,...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
EU Commission Determined to Stick with Biofuel PlanBELGIUM - The European Commission said on Monday it was standing by its target of getting 10 percent of its road transport fuel from crops and biomass by 2020, despite mounting criticism it could...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
EU proceeds with controversial biofuel planEU - The EU plans to continue with proposals to develop the use of biofuels despite allegations about green fuels contributing to the heightening of food prices.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Europe's biofuel road paved with potholesROME - Would someone please pay attention to Bob Watson. He thinks Europe's North American-style rush into biofuels could be seriously bad news for the planet.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
EU, UK Move on Biofuel SustainabilityEU - The EU is moving to tighten up the environmental standards around new measures to lift the use of biofuels across the region. Britain, meanwhile, has ordered a review of its national transport...
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Wind Energy - a Driving ForceBRUSSELS - Of all renewable energy technologies, wind energy has delivered the most promising results in the EU for a number European Energy Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs told the European Wind...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
U.N.'s Pachauri urges caution in biofuel useBRUSSELS - The world must take care when developing biofuels to avoid perverse environmental effects and higher food prices, Nobel Peace Prize winner and climate change scientist Rajendra Pachauri...
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
RFA Reviews Trackmarks of BiofuelsEU - The Renewable Fuels Agency today welcomed the terms of reference from the Department of Transport for a review on the indirect impacts of biofuels.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
A Week to Change TomorrowEU - The European Commission is to launch the second EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW 2008) on 28 January.
Friday, January 11, 2008
NGOs slam draft version of EU biofuel lawEU - A group of NGOs have written to EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, calling on him to introduce much tougher standards for biofuel production or give up mandatory transport biofuel targets...
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Report: Biogas can replace all EU natural gas importsEU - Last year, the German Greens (Grüne) commissioned a report on the potential of biogas in Europe. The Öko-Instituts and the Institut für Energetik in Leipzig carried out the study...
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Biofuels no panacea: EEB urges Commission to keep close watch on wider environmental and social impactsEU - On publication today of the European Commission's Biofuels Strategy, green group the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is warning against a forced march promoting biofuels without certainty...
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Schmack and HgCapital sign €130 m deal on biogas plantsEU - Schmack Biogas AG and HgCapital, a leading private equity investor in Europe, has signed a €130 million framework agreement that will provide funding for a seriees of biogas plants, running...
Thursday, December 20, 2007
EU member states call for increased industrial use of biomassEU - Germany, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France and Luxembourg are calling for a new EU action plan to promote the use of biomass for the chemicals, construction and packaging industries, which...
Monday, December 10, 2007
New EU renewables law takes shapeEU - An early draft of an upcoming Commission proposal to increase the use of renewables in final EU energy consumption includes guidelines for establishing individual national targets, provisions...
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