Directive 2003/30/EC was a European Union directive for promoting the use of biofuels for EU transport. The directive entered into force in May 2003, and stipulated that national measures must be taken by countries across the EU aiming at replacing 5.75% of all transport fossil fuels (petrol and diesel) with biofuels by 2010. The directive also called for an intermediate target of 2% by 31 December 2005. The target of 5.75% was to be met by 31 December 2010. These percentages were to be calculated on the basis of energy content of the fuel and were to apply to petrol and diesel fuel for transport purposes placed on the markets of member states. Member states were encouraged to take on national "indicative" targets in conformity with the overall target.
Directive 2003/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2003 on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport
COM(2001) 547, Communication of the European Commission of 7 November 2001 on an Action Plan and two Proposals for Directives to foster the use of Alternative Fuels for Transport, starting with the regulatory and fiscal promotion of biofuels[1]
COM(2006) 845, Communication of the European Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Biofuels Progress Report,[2] that proposes to raise the biofuel target to 10% by 2020.
Related legislation:
Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity[3]
COM(2007)18: Proposal for a Directive amending Fuel Quality Directive 98/70/EC[4] (also called Directive relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels ), as amended by Directive 2003/17/EC:[5]fuel suppliers should reduce the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from transport fuels from 2011 onward, by 1% year.
Resultsedit
A 2007 progress report found that biofuel only held a 1% share, not reaching the target of 2% or the combined goals of the member nations, which was 1.4%.[6] The 2010 target was officially replaced when the Directive 2003/30/EC was repealed by Directive 2009/28/EC which contained a target of 10% by 2020.[7]
Petroleum industry accused of underminingedit
On 2008-04-29, Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) released a report stating that oil companies are falsely claiming that the target proposed by the European Commission in revisions to the Fuel Quality Directive is unachievable.[8] The report specifically cited that it is viable for these companies to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 10.5% to a maximum of 15.5% through the reduction of gas flaring and venting as well as energy efficiency and refinery improvements.[9] On the issue of the financial constraints, the report cited the $125 billion record profit that oil companies collectively announced in 2007. "Despite their sky-high profits oil companies are not willing to bear the costs of reducing emissions. It seems that since these investments are not profitable, companies will not make them unless they are forced by a regulatory body," the report said.
Criticismedit
On 14 January 2008 the EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas announced the EU is rethinking its biofuel program due to environmental and social concerns[10] and new guidelines must ensure that EU targets are not damaging. The EU official was particularly concerned about the impact of biofuels on rising food prices, rainforest destruction, notably from palm oil production and concern for rich firms driving poor people off their land to convert it to fuel crops. On 18 January 2008 the UK House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee raised similar concerns, and called for a moratorium on biofuel targets.[11] This position echoes the stance of many non-governmental organisations and environmentalists.[12]
One of the EU responses involved the introduction of the sustainability criteria in the biofuel program. This include key provisions that address the issue of rainforest destruction and unsustainable land conversion. These mandate that biofuels and bioliquid:
cannot be produced in areas of high biodiversity;
cannot be produced in untouched forests, protected areas and highly biodiverse savannahs (grasslands); and
cannot be sourced from areas with high carbon stocks, including wetlands and continuous forests.[13]
The European Parliament has also approved a more lenient policy revising its target for 2015. Although the 10% objective for 2020 was retained, the directive set an interim target of 5% for 2015.[14]
^Johnson, Francis; Pacini, Henrique; Smeets, Edward (2013). Transformations in EU biofuels markets under the Renewable Energy Directive and the implications for land use, trade and forests. Bogor Barat: CIFOR. p. 15. ISBN9786028693813.
^Khanna, Madhu; Scheffran, Jurgen; Zilberman, David (2009). Handbook of Bioenergy Economics and Policy. Berlin: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 405. ISBN9781441903686.
External linksedit
Text of the directive
European Commission pages on biofuels
EFOA
Summary of criticisms of EU biofuels directive
January 01, 1970
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Directive 2003 30 EC was a European Union directive for promoting the use of biofuels for EU transport The directive entered into force in May 2003 and stipulated that national measures must be taken by countries across the EU aiming at replacing 5 75 of all transport fossil fuels petrol and diesel with biofuels by 2010 The directive also called for an intermediate target of 2 by 31 December 2005 The target of 5 75 was to be met by 31 December 2010 These percentages were to be calculated on the basis of energy content of the fuel and were to apply to petrol and diesel fuel for transport purposes placed on the markets of member states Member states were encouraged to take on national indicative targets in conformity with the overall target Directive 2003 30 ECEuropean Union directiveTitleDirective 2003 30 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2003 on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transportMade byEuropean Parliament amp CouncilJournal referenceL123 17 June 2003 pp 42 46Other legislationReplaced byDirective 2009 28 ECRepealed Directive 2003 30 EC was repealed by Directive 2009 28 EC Contents 1 Legislation 2 Results 3 Petroleum industry accused of undermining 4 Criticism 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLegislation editCOM 2001 547 Communication of the European Commission of 7 November 2001 on an Action Plan and two Proposals for Directives to foster the use of Alternative Fuels for Transport starting with the regulatory and fiscal promotion of biofuels 1 COM 2006 845 Communication of the European Commission to the Council and the European Parliament Biofuels Progress Report 2 that proposes to raise the biofuel target to 10 by 2020 Related legislation Council Directive 2003 96 EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity 3 COM 2007 18 Proposal for a Directive amending Fuel Quality Directive 98 70 EC 4 also called Directive relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels as amended by Directive 2003 17 EC 5 fuel suppliers should reduce the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from transport fuels from 2011 onward by 1 year Results editA 2007 progress report found that biofuel only held a 1 share not reaching the target of 2 or the combined goals of the member nations which was 1 4 6 The 2010 target was officially replaced when the Directive 2003 30 EC was repealed by Directive 2009 28 EC which contained a target of 10 by 2020 7 Petroleum industry accused of undermining editOn 2008 04 29 Friends of the Earth Europe FoEE released a report stating that oil companies are falsely claiming that the target proposed by the European Commission in revisions to the Fuel Quality Directive is unachievable 8 The report specifically cited that it is viable for these companies to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 10 5 to a maximum of 15 5 through the reduction of gas flaring and venting as well as energy efficiency and refinery improvements 9 On the issue of the financial constraints the report cited the 125 billion record profit that oil companies collectively announced in 2007 Despite their sky high profits oil companies are not willing to bear the costs of reducing emissions It seems that since these investments are not profitable companies will not make them unless they are forced by a regulatory body the report said Criticism editOn 14 January 2008 the EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas announced the EU is rethinking its biofuel program due to environmental and social concerns 10 and new guidelines must ensure that EU targets are not damaging The EU official was particularly concerned about the impact of biofuels on rising food prices rainforest destruction notably from palm oil production and concern for rich firms driving poor people off their land to convert it to fuel crops On 18 January 2008 the UK House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee raised similar concerns and called for a moratorium on biofuel targets 11 This position echoes the stance of many non governmental organisations and environmentalists 12 One of the EU responses involved the introduction of the sustainability criteria in the biofuel program This include key provisions that address the issue of rainforest destruction and unsustainable land conversion These mandate that biofuels and bioliquid cannot be produced in areas of high biodiversity cannot be produced in untouched forests protected areas and highly biodiverse savannahs grasslands and cannot be sourced from areas with high carbon stocks including wetlands and continuous forests 13 The European Parliament has also approved a more lenient policy revising its target for 2015 Although the 10 objective for 2020 was retained the directive set an interim target of 5 for 2015 14 See also edit nbsp Energy portal EU law Bioenergy Food vs fuel Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation UK implementation Energy policy of the European Union Phase out of fossil fuelsReferences edit on alternative fuels for road transportation and on a set of measures to promote the use of biofuels PDF November 2001 EU Commission Archived from the original PDF on 30 October 2012 Retrieved 15 January 2014 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 22 March 2007 Retrieved 1 March 2007 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link 37420 51 51 Archived 7 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine Microsoft Word fuelqualityIAlong doc Archived 28 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine http eur lex europa eu LexUriServ LexUriServ do uri OJ L 2003 076 0010 0019 EN PDF bare URL Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 15 July 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link EUR Lex 02009L0028 20130701 EN EUR Lex FoE Europe Press Release Oil companies attacked for resisting climate targets euractiv com 30 April 2008 Retrieved 15 June 2018 EU rethinks biofuels guidelines By Roger Harrabin bbc co uk Monday 14 January 2008 http news bbc co uk 2 hi europe 7186380 stm Are Biofuels Sustainable PDF January 2008 House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee Retrieved 15 January 2014 EU renewables policy doubts and flaws http www tni org detail page phtml act id 17839 Johnson Francis Pacini Henrique Smeets Edward 2013 Transformations in EU biofuels markets under the Renewable Energy Directive and the implications for land use trade and forests Bogor Barat CIFOR p 15 ISBN 9786028693813 Khanna Madhu Scheffran Jurgen Zilberman David 2009 Handbook of Bioenergy Economics and Policy Berlin Springer Science amp Business Media p 405 ISBN 9781441903686 External links editText of the directive European Commission pages on biofuels EFOA Summary of criticisms of EU biofuels directive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Directive 2003 30 EC amp oldid 1143017582, wikipedia, wiki, 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