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Irish presidency suggests changes to ILUC proposal

The Irish Presidency has put forward two options intended to address the concerns expressed by many delegations in relation to the proposed 5 % threshold aimed at limiting the contribution made from 1G biofuels.

Based on the orientation debates which were held at the TTE-Energy and Environment Council meetings on 22 February and 21 March 2013 respectively, the Presidency puts forward two options, intended to address the concerns expressed by many delegations in relation to the proposed 5 % threshold aimed at limiting the contribution made from biofuels and bioliquids produced from food crops to the targets of the Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC (RES Directive).

Option A would consist of applying the 5 % threshold to oil crops (biodiesel) only.

In response to concerns expressed by a number of delegations as to the protection of existing investments and the achievability of existing renewables targets, Option B would consist of raising the level of the 5 % threshold which would continue to cover cereals and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops as proposed by the Commission, noting that under a business-as-usual scenario, the biofuels derived from these crops are projected to reach an 8.6 % share of the final consumption of energy in transport in the EU by 2020.

With a view to the meeting of the Ad-hoc Working Party on ILUC of 26 March 2013, delegations and the Commission are invited to express their views on these two options, including, in relation to option B, on the preferred range of the threshold.

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