AreaEuropean Union

Commodity GroupBiofuels

CommodityBiodiesel

Date01/12/2018

Policy CategoryRenewable energy

Policy InstrumentBioenergy policy

DescriptionApproved key chapters of the bloc’s bioenergy policy reform, including plans to phase out the use of crop-based biofuels by 2030.

NotesThe EU’s Council and Parliament have formally approved key chapters of the bloc’s bioenergy policy reform, including the plan to phase-out, by 2030, the consumption of crop-based biofuels that bring about strong indirect land use changes (see also MPPU Aug.’18).