How biofuels can help the EU deliver on its promises

Emmanuel Desplechin, the outgoing secretary general of ePURE, outlines how this year will be the one where Europe finally starts delivering on its emissions-reduction promises. He said: “With last year’s Fit for 55 package, the EU promised big changes to its energy and climate laws to meet more ambitious decarbonisation targets for 2030 and beyond. “However, a lot depends on the coming months, as lawmakers in the European Parliament and in EU Member States thrash out the details of those changes – and they have got some work to do. As presented by the Commission, the proposals do not always give enough of a role to a proven decarbonisation solution: renewable liquid fuels such as European ethanol. “Fully enabling biofuels in the drive towards carbon-neutrality is just common sense. Even under a scenario in which electric vehicles make rapid gains in market share and the sale of internal combustion engines is phased out, the EU car fleet will consist predominantly...