Suspend 10 percent biofuels target, says EEA’s scientific advisory body

The Scientific Committee of the European Environment Agency (EEA), on 10 April 2008, made public an opinion on the environmental impacts of biofuel use in Europe. The Scientific Committee recommended a new, comprehensive scientific study on the environmental risks and benefits of biofuels, and that the EU target to increase the share of biofuels used in transport to 10% by 2020 should therefore be suspended.