SUGAR BEET BIOFUELS LIKELY TO MEET EU SUSTAINABILITY GUIDELINES, AFTER NEW RESEARCH
October 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A KEY source of biofuels within the European Union (EU) - sugar beet - looks likely to meet EU sustainability criteria after new research concluded the fuel had fewer CO2 emissions than previously thought.
Earlier assessments from the European Commission had concluded that greenhouse gas savings compared to fossil fuels of sugar beet biofuels was just 35%. Under amendments proposed by the European Parliament's industry committee to planned EU sustainability rules for biofuels, they would need to generate 45% less greenhouse gas than fossil fuels ...
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