EU eyes stricter standards for biofuel imports

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Series Details 28.4.08
Publication Date 28/04/2008
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Article reports that US biofuels could in effect be shut out of Europe under plans being discussed by the European Union.
Anxious to distance itself from charges that its push for biofuels is creating hunger round the world, the European Union is considering stringent social and environmental criteria for imports that the US and some other big biofuel producers would not meet.

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ESO: Background information: Europe Defends Biofuels as Debate Rages http://www.europeansources.info/record/europe-defends-biofuels-as-debate-rages/

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