European biofuels policy and its contribution to a low carbon future
•There is an increasing urgency of decarbonising the EU transport sector. •Biofuels are expected to play a significant role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. •The EU has intensively promoted biofuels since 2000, reaching 5-6% of liquids consumption. •Controversies have focused on indirect l...
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| Tipo de recurso: | informe técnico |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad del País Vasco |
| Repositorio: | Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/20771 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/20771 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | biofuels European Union renewable energy energy transition |
| Sumario: | •There is an increasing urgency of decarbonising the EU transport sector. •Biofuels are expected to play a significant role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. •The EU has intensively promoted biofuels since 2000, reaching 5-6% of liquids consumption. •Controversies have focused on indirect land use changes and competition with food production. •In view of the scientific evidence, a new ILUC Directive was adopted in September 2015. |
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