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Better land management could take the heat out of debate about the impact of biofuel on food production. The principal challenge today for the bioenergy industry is how to...

Development plan is good news, but there must be action. The ‘agenda for change' announced on 14 October by Andris Piebalgs, the European commissioner for development, is...

Commission urged to take account of indirect land-use change when assessing fuel emissions. A group of scientists and economists has called on the EU to recognise the...

Oettinger and Hedegaard reject advice from Commission's scientific experts. The European Commission has rejected the advice of its scientific experts and backed away from...

Commission to propose emissions calculation, but MEPs want different values for each crop. A cross-party group of MEPs is urging the European Commission to distinguish...

Side-effects of production eliminate emissions savings; palm oil and rapeseed score poorly. Biofuel from palm oil, soybean and rapeseed produces more greenhouse-gas...

The EU may be doing more to protect its own forests, but, say campaigners, it is not doing enough to stop deforestation in other parts of the world. Environmentalists may...

Investigation found that US biodiesel was being shipped through Canada to avoid duty. The EU has decided to impose duties on imports of biodiesel from Canada that originated...

Commission investigation found that US biodiesel was being shipped through Canada to avoid duty. The EU has decided to impose duties on imports of biodiesel from Canada that...

Leading economist says changes in land use caused by biofuel mean that the EU's policy may cause more emissions than thought. The European Union should adjust course on...

Hopes that plants could help Europe wean itself off its dependency on oil have been given a serious dent as the consequences of using land for biofuel become clearer....

In its latest proposal for reform of the EU's transport sector, the European Commission is again championing trains and boats. We weigh up the possibilities of success this...

Europe's half-hearted attempt to help next-generation biofuel has clearly failed. Among the technologies most capable of helping Europe's transformation to a post-carbon...

Study admits harmful effects on land use are possible from growing energy crops Further regulation of biofuel may be needed to ensure that its use does not inadvertently...

Researchers say land-use change for biofuel could cause massive carbon dioxide emissions. An area of unspoilt land twice the size of Belgium could be converted into fields...

NGOs attack Commission for obscuring details and say meeting did not meet openness standards. Environmental groups have accused the European Commission of obfuscation and a...

How a flagship climate policy fell from grace. Your articles on EU biofuel policy illustrate the mess the European Commission is making of what was once a flagship climate...

International demand for palm oil is huge – and growing – but provokes great controversy. Sébastien Risso says the environmental damage caused by extracting palm...

Study used by Commission has unravelled. The trade department is one of four Commission departments that were asked to assess the environmental risks and benefits of using...

Riw was settled by quashing publication of part of report that was unfavourable towards biofuel policy. The European Commission's energy and agriculture departments tried to...