Europe Launches €1 billion Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Programme
EU - The European Union and European Industry has announced plans to make fuel cells and hydrogen one of Europe's leading new strategic energy technologies of the future.

EU Falters over GM Soybean Proposal
EU - The European Commission is to put forward a proposal to the European Council aimed at authorising a genetically modified (GM) soybean.

EU and US Move Apart on Biofuels
EU - The EU is set to ease biofuels targets in the face of global concerns over their inflationary impact on food prices.

White Paper Spells Out Renewables Policy
EU - The European Commission (EC) White Paper on Renewable Energy Sources sets out a comprehensive strategy and action plan to achieve the ambitious goal of doubling the renewables’...

EU Set for Biofuel Sustainability Deal
EU - The European Union is expected to hammer out a deal on biofuels' sustainability this week as part of the attempt to increase the biofuel use in transport to 10 per cent by 202...

EuropaBio Hits Out at World Bank
EU - The European Biotech Industry Association (EuropaBio) has hit out at claims that 75 per cent of the recent price increase of food is due to increasing demand for biofuel.

EU Urged to Review Biofuels Policy
BRUSSELS - Europe's top business lobby has augmented calls on the EU to reconsider its biofuel targets which are being blamed more than ever for pushing up food prices globally. ...

NFU: Abandoning Biofuels will not Reduce Food Prices
EU - Lack of investment in agriculture and the cheap food era - not biofuels - are the reason for rising food prices and global food shortages said the NFU, speaking at the EU's Green...

EU Biofuel Targets Leaves Confectioners Worried
EU - Talks on the European Union's draft Renewable Energy Directive should be deferred until after independent research into the effects of biofuels production, according to arguments...

EU Biofuels Target under Scrutiny Amidst Inflation
BRUSSELS - Faced with rising food prices and doubts about CO₂ savings, EU legislators are proposing to scale back an ambitious target the bloc adopted just one year ago to...

British Attack on EU Farm Policy Dismissed
BELGIUM - The current Slovenian presidency of the European Union on Monday challenged Britain's contention that the bloc's generous farm support system had helped fuel recent record...

NFU Determined to Stick to 10% Biofuels Target
EU - The NFU today said it was disappointed at a proposal that could see the EU's target for a ten per cent inclusion rate for biofuel in road transport fuels by 2020 scrapped.

Commissioners to Host Energy Meeting
BRUSSELS - European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, and European Commissioner for Energy, Andris Piebalgs, meet representatives...

Big Businesses Influence EU Biofuels Debate
BELGIUM - According to the Guardian, the elevation of food prices, besides other factors, provide a stirring backdrop to Europe's debate on its biofuels targets, but the big businesses...

NGOs slam draft version of EU biofuel law
EU - A group of NGOs have written to EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, calling on him to introduce much tougher standards for biofuel production or give up mandatory transport...