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Suspend 10 percent biofuels target, says EEA's scientific advisory body

News Published 30 Apr 2008 Last modified 21 Jun 2016

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The EEA Scientific Committee has made public an opinion on the environmental impacts of biofuel use in Europe. The Scientific Committee recommends a new, comprehensive scientific study on the environmental risks and benefits of biofuels, and that the EU target to increase the share of biofuels used in transport to 10 % by 2020 should therefore be suspended.