Have your say: Do you think RED II is a good thing?

On 30 November 2016, the European Commission published its long awaited revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED) also known as RED II.

In its proposals, the EC made plans to minimise Europe’s Indirect Land-Use Change (ILC) impacts. The EC wants to reduce the maximum contribution of crop-based biofuels such as ethanol from a maximum of 7% of road and rail energy in 2021 to 3.8% in 2030.

The EC also proposed a binding blending obligation of 6.8 % to promote other ‘low emissions fuels’ such as renewable electricity and advanced biofuels used in transport.

However, the biofuels industry has greeted these proposals with dismay. The industry argues that biofuels can help with the EU’s task to decarbonise its transport sector to meet its climate change goals.  

During the rest of this year, the EC’s package will be jointly debated along the year by the European Parliament and the European Council. The EC’s proposals will be adopted when both bodies agree on a compromise.

What will RED II mean for biofuels? Is it a good thing? Will it help the advanced biofuels sector?  In this month’s Biofuels International poll we are looking to find out your opinions.  

We’d like you to vote in the Biofuels International section on the right-hand side of the site (scroll down if you can’t find it). And let us know your thoughts on Twitter @bioenergyinfo or get in touch with the editor on liz@woodcotemedia.com