European biofuels policy and its contribution to a low carbon future

dc.contributor.author	Capellán Pérez, Iñigo
dc.contributor.author	Ansuategui Cobo, José Alberto
dc.contributor.author	Galarraga, Ibon
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-22T16:58:07Z
dc.date.available	2017-02-22T16:58:07Z
dc.date.issued	2015-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10810/20771
dc.description.abstract	•There is an increasing urgency of decarbonising the EU transport sector. •Biofuels are expected to play a significant role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. •The EU has intensively promoted biofuels since 2000, reaching 5-6% of liquids consumption. •Controversies have focused on indirect land use changes and competition with food production. •In view of the scientific evidence, a new ILUC Directive was adopted in September 2015.	es
dc.language.iso	eng	es
dc.publisher	Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai	es
dc.relation.ispartofseries	BC3 Policy Briefings;2015-07
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	es
dc.subject	biofuels	es
dc.subject	European Union	es
dc.subject	renewable energy	es
dc.subject	energy transition	es
dc.title	European biofuels policy and its contribution to a low carbon future	es
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/report	es
dc.rights.holder	©BC3
dc.relation.publisherversion	http://www.bc3research.org/policybriefings/2015-07	es