EU Commission Rules Out Green Safeguards on Biomass

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Commission rules out EU green safeguards for biomass
By Jennifer Rankin
26.02.2010 / 15:19 CET
Energy commissioner says sustainability criteria would be too expensive.

The European Commission's energy department confirmed there will be no green safeguards on use of plant/woody biomass in the EU.

The decision is a victory for the energy department.... [T]he environment department argued for binding legal standards to ensure only the most environmentally-friendly biomass was used.

[T]he Commission said EU countries will be free to set up their own national schemes to promote biomass without binding standards on the origins of plant/tree matter.

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