EU rules out binding green criteria for biomass
Released on 03 March 2010
The European Commission has ruled out binding EU-wide sustainability criteria for biomass, offering member states recommendations for national action instead. The question has divided the EU executive and member states alike. The Commission's environment department, backed by a group of member states including the UK and the Netherlands, favoured binding sustainability criteria in order to ensure the environmental integrity of biomass energy production.
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