ITALY MOVES TO “GREEN” ITS BIOFUELS SECTOR BUT UNCERTAIN EU POLICY IMPEDES GROWTH

THE ITALIAN government has been breaking ground in its attempt to make its biofuels sector more sustainable, but ongoing discussions at the European Union (EU) on how much member states can subsidise biofuels are impeding Italy’s progress.In 2014, Italy become the first EU member state to set national blending targets for conventional and advanced biofuels. Introduced by Italy’s ministry of economic development, an October 14 legislative decree obliges national fuel suppliers to blend 5% of conventional biofuels in petrol and diesel in 2015; 5.5% in 2016; ...


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