Certification Criteria for Sustainable Biofuels (1/3): The European Commission Adopts Schemes' Rules

The European Commission has adopted on 10 June two Communications and one Decision on the issue of sustainable biofuels certification:

• Communication on the practical implementation of EU biofuels and bioliquids sustainability scheme and on counting rules for biofuels;
• Communication on the voluntary schemes and default values in the EU biofuels and bioliquids sustainability scheme;
• Commission Decision on guidelines for the calculation of land carbon stocks for the purpose of Annex V of Directive 2009/28/EC.

A forthcoming post will detail the content of these measures.

References:

• Press release, European Commission, IP/10/711;
• FAQ, European Commission, MEMO/10/247.