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Dear MEP, let’s make it and not fake it on renewable energy!

On Monday 23rd the first European Parliament vote will take place on one of the EU’s corner stone policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – the Renewable Energy Directive.

International Day of Action Against #BigBadBioenergy

International Day of Action Against #BigBadBioenergy On October 18th, join people all around the world and call out #BigBadBioenergy! The unsustainable and industrial-scale use of bioenergy is, on a global level, worsening climate change and, on a local level, putting land, forests, and local communities at risk. October 18th, the

Over 100 scientific studies confirm biofuels policies increase food prices – study

Over 100 scientific studies confirm biofuels policies increase food prices – study By Nico Muzi, Director of Communications at Transport & Environment. Despite industry’s desperate efforts to deny the impact of biofuels on food prices, a new study shows there is wide scientific consensus that biofuels policies increase global food prices. The analysis,

Are food-based biofuels the fuels of the future? Watch the video

Are food-based biofuels the fuels of the future? Watch the video By Nico Muzi, Director of Communications at Transport & Environment. As the European Parliament and national governments prepare to take crucial decisions on Europe’s biofuels policy this autumn, T&E is helping policymakers to see more clearly the complex but crucial

Reaction to EP vote on LULUCF – we’re not out of the woods yet!

Reaction to EP vote on LULUCF – we’re not out of the woods yet! By Gui Xi Young, Editor and Campaigns Officer at BirdLife Europe & Central Asia. BirdLife Europe & Central Asia welcomes the European Parliament’s increased recognition of the important role that forests, land and ecosystems will have to play

EU trade deals could undermine Europe’s shift to clean biofuels – report

EU trade deals could undermine Europe’s shift to clean biofuels – report By Nico Muzi, Director of Communications at Transport & Environment. A free trade agreement between the EU and the Mercosur countries – talks over which resumed this week – could undermine Europe’s goal to stop consuming unsustainable biofuels in

What have been the impacts of EU’s renewable energy policies on forests?

What have been the impacts of EU’s renewable energy policies on forests? By Sini Eräjää, EU bioenergy policy officer at BirdLife Europe & Central Asia. Ahead of crucial times at the European Parliament for climate change and forests, the NGOs Fern, Birdlife Europe and Transport & Environment are presenting a new study

Drivers are the top consumers of palm oil in Europe

Drivers are the top consumers of palm oil in Europe By Laura Buffet, Manager, Clean Fuels at Transport & Environment. As millions of European hit the roads this month for a well-earned summer break, most won’t know what they’re driving on, writes Laura Buffet. July is the start of the summer

Lead MEP wants full climate impact of biofuels accounted for

Lead MEP wants full climate impact of biofuels accounted for By Laura Buffet, Manager, Clean Fuels at Transport & Environment. The full climate impact of biofuels used in Europe would have to be accounted for by countries for the first time, the European Parliament’s lead member on biofuels reform has

VIDEO – Food-based biofuels: cure worse than the disease

VIDEO – Food-based biofuels: cure worse than the disease By Nico Muzi, Director of Communications at Transport & Environment. Instead of helping the environment, most biofuels actually hurt it. Biodiesel is the most consumed biofuel in Europe today. The problem? European food-based biodiesel emits, on average, 80% more CO2 than fossil

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