Joint statement

This joint statement was distributed by the Network for Sustainable Mobility, of which the EBB is a member. Brussels, 21 October 2024 – The Network for Sustainable Mobility* takes note of the emerging political debate on the decarbonisation of road transport and recognises with concern that the lack of technology openness in both regulations for…

Following the latest Council Presidency compromise text on the Energy Taxation Directive of 6 February 2024,  the EU Biofuels Value Chain and the European Biogas Association sent a letter to the Member States’ representatives, underlining that key concerns for the EU biofuel sector have still not been taken into account. First of all, the letter…

Following the latest Council Presidency compromise text of 3 May 2023,  the EU Biofuels Value Chain* and the European Biogas Association sent a letter to the Member States’ representatives addressing critical concerns on the ongoing revision of the EU Energy Taxation Directive (ETD). The letter reinforces that the proposal to set the same minimum tax rate…

The EBB, together with other members of the European industry, wrote an open letter calling for recognition of the decarbonisation potential of sustainable and renewable fuels in the context of the revision of the CO₂ Regulation for Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs), announced for 14 February.   The letter has been signed by almost 120 stakeholders, including…

The RED III final compromise should ensure that all sustainable renewable energy sources play a role in the decarbonisation of the EU transport sector. To allow the EU to meet its ambitious climate targets and provide stability and regulatory certainty to operators and the energy market, EBB and FEDIOL strongly urge the trilogue negotiating team…

Together with 18 EU industry associations, EBB published a Joint letter on the Revision of the Energy Taxation Directive and how this should reflect the climate impact of energy carriers. The signatories of this letter welcome the initiative of the European Commission for the long overdue recast of the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD). Such framework…

We, automotive companies, fuels manufacturing companies and industry associations are planning our industrial future to be fully consistent with the 2050 climate neutrality goal for Europe. But our concerns are growing that the limited pathway provided by the Commission’s proposal for a regulation on “strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and…

Joint statement from EU biofuels, food and feed chain partners – from harvesting to transformation for food, feed and energy uses – after the ITRE vote to preserve a key role for crop-based biofuels The European Parliament has taken a positive step on EU renewable energy policy as ITRE Committee members voted decisively in favour…

Reducing the share of crop-based biodiesel would hamper food security, protein production, farmer income, and climate action in the long run Summary European Biodiesel Board (EBB) – represents the European biodiesel industry FEDIOL – represents the interests of the European vegetable oil and protein meal industry

The EBB joins with 102 associations from the mobility, engineering and energy sectors to call for technology openness to achieve vehicle CO2 emissions reductions With the ‘Fit for 55’ package, the European Commission has put forward key proposals to put the EU on a trajectory towards climate neutrality in 2050. We strongly support the overall political…