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Call for attention on land use impacts EU biofuels
Source: Wetlands International
Several environmental NGOs including Wetlands International have written to the European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso, demanding action on five scientific studies that question the clean energy benefits of biofuels.
The European Union promotes the use of biofuels via the Renewable Energy Directive. The European Commission is in delay of coming up with a policy to address the indirect land use change impacts of European support for biofuels. Recent statements feed the concern of the organisations.
The letter cites five world-class studies for the EU which all agree that the Indirect Land Use Change effects of biofuels could not only negate the expected carbon savings, but even lead to an increase in emissions. The studies strongly question the environmental benefits of the use of biofuels instead of conventional fuels due to the indirect land use change at the cost of forests, wetlands and other ecosystems.
The organisations fear that the studies, commissioned by the European Commission, are ignored. 'We are writing to seek assurance that the Commission is giving due consideration to science in its energy policy, after several instances in which the best available science was dismissed,' the letter says.
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