Euractiv's Advocacy Lab Est. 1min 16-01-2024 (updated: 10-06-2024 ) Content-Type: Sponsored By Sponsored By An organization or individual has paid to be connected to this work but did not approve or review it. [shutterstock_2182306991] Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Print Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Biofuels are seen as a key means to decarbonise the transport sector, with growing quantities of green fuels set to be used in planes and ships, as well as road transport. Prior to being sold in the EU, biofuels are subject to certification from voluntary schemes. These schemes assert that green fuels are produced in line with EU sustainability criteria. In this special report, Euractiv examines the role of biofuel certification schemes, exploring their contribution to the EU goals of reducing carbon emissions and safeguarding biodiversity. Subscribe now to our newsletter EU Elections Decoded Email Address * Politics Newsletters Smallholder farmers struggling with new forestry requirements News | Advocacy Lab Content | Agrifood 28-05-2024 Est. 8minFarmers with small plots of land are struggling with new requirements as part of the EU Deforestation Regulation, lacking resources and technical know-how, and leaving them open to exploitation by larger suppliers. Can citizens trust sustainable aviation fuel? News | Advocacy Lab Content | Aviation 17-04-2024 Est. 7minThe market for low-carbon fuel for aeroplanes is still nascent, but it is growing. As airlines try to sell themselves as greener than their competitor, how can claims about their fuels be verified? Certifying the circular economy, verification required after new deal News | Advocacy Lab Content | Circular materials 02-04-2024 Est. 5minThe EU’s new requirements for circularity, renewables and the bioeconomy will require verification if they are to work, after EU legislators came to a hard-fought agreement on revising the union’s legislation covering packaging and packaging waste. Global certifier: ‘Decimal point errors’ behind biofuel discrepancies in Italy, Malta News | Fuels 16-01-2024 Est. 5minGlobal certification body the ISCC has revised down the extremely high quantities of used cooking oil reportedly collected in Italy and Malta for biofuels production, saying that the original figures were the result of accounting errors in the submitted data. The EUDR deadline is approaching – how can companies meet the requirements? Opinion | Promoted content | Energy & Environment 30-04-2024 Est. 4minHealthy, biodiverse forests provide a variety of ecosystem services such as improving air quality, helping to regulate global rainfall patterns, and mitigating the risks of climate change, as they can store large amounts of carbon
