EU MOVES TOWARDS REFORM OF RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE THAT WILL STILL ENCOURAGE BIOFUEL USE
January 1st, 2018 EVEN with the spectre of Brexit looming over the European Union (EU), the authority and power of the EU over environmental policy across Europe remains of critical importance, and so the bio-based oils and fats sector has been closely watching the discussion of proposed reforms to the EU’s renewable energy directive (RED). These were proposed in November 2016 by the European Commission, and were debated intensely by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Minsters throughout 2017. These reforms attempt to ensure that the directive (currently numbered ...
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