The European Parliament has barred the use of controversial biofuel feedstocks, including intermediate crops and palm oil by-products (PFADs)
Green group Transport & Environment calls upon the three main European institutions — the Parliament, the Council and the Commission — to keep the momentum going by excluding the last remaining problematic feedstock — animal fats — in their upcoming negotiations in September.
On the table was a proposal that would have expanded the definition of sustainable fuels, to include palm oil by-products PFADs and intermediate crops¹. In an unprecedented move, airlines and green groups, with easyJet’s support, wrote to MEPs ahead of the vote to draw attention to the issues with palm oil by-products and biofuels in aviation. Excluding these feedstocks from the definition was an important step to avoid devastating consequences for the climate.
Most importantly, the European Parliament showed preference for synthetic fuels over biofuels. They are the only fuels that can be sustainably scaled up to reduce aviation’s climate impact, T&E says. Lawmakers tripled the synthetic fuel volumes proposed by the Commission for 2030 and decided that in 2050, half of the total jet fuel use in Europe will be synthetic. The main synthetic fuel available now is e-kerosene, generated by combining green hydrogen and carbon dioxide .
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