The EC confirms plans to limit crop-based biofuels

摘要

Following high global grain prices and continued pressure from campaigners, policymakers in Europe have confirmed that they plan to cap the use of crop-based biofuels. The announcement, made by Connie Hedegaard, EU Climate Commissioner, and Guenther Oettinger, EU Energy Commissioner, stated that, "It is wrong to believe that we are pushing food-based biofuels ... In our upcoming proposal for new legislation, we do exactly the contrary: we limit them to the current consumption level, that is 5% up to 2020."