BIOFUELS TARGETS WILL SURVIVE COMMISSION TURF WAR, CLAIMS BRUSSELS ENERGY DIRECTORATE
January 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ENERGY directorate general of the European Commission has insisted that formal targets to increase the amount of biofuels produced and consumed in the European Union (EU) will be released this week (Jan 23), despite concerns aired by the EU environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas. He told the BBC that the original draft simple production and consumption target should include guarantees about avoiding possible environmental and economic problems caused by a biofuel boom. "We have seen that the environmental problems caused by biofuels and ...
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