PRESS RELEASE: Sustainability criteria for transport biofuels need improvements
In its Renewable Energy Directive, the European Union has set a 10% goal for the use of renewable energy in transport by 2020. Only biofuels meeting certain sustainability criteria are included in the renewable energy goals and are allowed to take advantage of national support systems. In her doctoral dissertation, VTT’s Research Scientist Kati Koponen proposes several areas of development for the greenhouse gas assessment method of the criteria.
The calculation of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels is based on life cycle assessment. It is often used for defining the sustainability
