Policy DocumentsEUBIA has compiled a list of policy documents relevant to the bioenergy sector issued by EU institutions and international organisations.*
European Commission
Biofuels & Biomass
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 10 January 2007 - Biofuel Progress Report: Report on the progress made in the use of biofuels and other renewable fuels in the Member States of the European Union. [COM(2006) 845 final].
Communication from the Commission of 8 February 2006 - An EU Strategy for Biofuels [COM(2006) 34 final - Official Journal C 67 of 18 March 2006].
Heating & Cooling
Communication from the Commission of 7 December 2005 - Biomass Action Plan [COM(2005) 628 final - Official Journal C 49 of 28.02.2005].
Renewable Energy
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources [COM(2008) 19 final - Not yet published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 10 January 2007 - Renewable Energy Road Map. Renewable energies in the 21st century: building a more sustainable future [COM(2006) 848 final].
Research & Innovation
Communication of the Commission of 10 January 2007- Towards a European Strategic Energy Technology Plan [COM(2006) 847 final].
European Parliament and the Council of the European Union
Biofuels & Biomass
Policy Department Economic and Scientific Policy, European Parliament (May 2007): Study IP/A/ITRE/ST/2006-12, Biomass and Biofuels a European Competitive and Innovative Edge.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament (October 2006): Rapporteur Werner Langen, Report on a strategy for biomass and biofuels (2006/2082(INI)).
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.
Electricity
Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the promotion of electricity from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market [ See amending acts ].
Council directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity.
Energy
Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy, European Parliament (September 2007): Rapporteur Herbert Reul, Report on Conventional energy sources and energy technology (2007/2091(INI)).
Heating and Cooling
Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy, European Parliament (February 2006): Rapporteur Mechtild Rothe, Report with recommendations to the Commission on heating and cooling from renewable sources of energy (2005/2122(INI)).
Renewable Energy
European Parliament resolution of 25 September 2007 on the Road Map for Renewable Energy in Europe (2007/2090(INI)).
Committee on Industry, Energy and Research, European Parliament (July 2007): Rapporteur Britta Thomsen, Report on the Roadmap for renewable energy in Europe (2007/2090(INI)).
European Environmental Agency (EEA)
European Environmental Agency Briefing (2006): How much bioenergy can Europe produce without harming the environment?
European Environmental Agency Briefing (2005): How much biomass can Europe use without harming the environment?
European Environmental Agency Briefing (2004): Transport biofuels: exploring links with the energy and agriculture sectors
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Energy Agency Report (2007): Good Practice Guidelines - Bioenergy Project development Biomass Supply
International Energy Agency Factsheet (2007): IEA Energy Technology Essentials: Biomass for Power Generation and CHP
International Energy Agency Information Paper (2007): Contribution of Renewables to Energy Security
International Energy Agency: Global Wood Pellets Markets and Industry: Policy Drivers, Market Status and Raw Material (2007)
United Nations
UN-Energy (May 2007): Sustainable Bioenergy: A Framework for Decision Makers
Other Documents
Doornbosch, R. & Steenblik R. (12 September 2007). Biofuels is the cure worse than the disease?. Round Table on Sustainable Development of the OECD, Paris.
Zah, R., et al. (2007). Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Energy Products: Environmental Impact Assessment of Biofuels. Executive Summary, Bundesamt fuer Energie, Bern.
Global Bioenergy Partnership: A Review of the Current State of Bioenergy Development in G8 +5 Countries
Joint Reserach Centre (Unpublished report 2007): Biofuels in the European Context: Facts, Uncertainties and Recommendations
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Last updated: 28 July 2008
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