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Area
European Union
Commodity Group
Biofuels
Commodity
Biodiesel
Date
01/08/2013
Policy Category
Renewable energy
Policy Instrument
Environmental policy
Description
Considered proposal to cap the use of crop-based fuels for transportation at 6 percent (as opposed to the 10 percent rate set in 2009), with a view to spur the development of ‘clean fuels’ derived from non-food sources.