EU regulations

The European Union gives priority to renewable energy sources, including the issue of biofuels. Biofuels are the main alternative to the EU emissions of greenhouse gases responsible for a fifth, petrol and diesel for transport with respect.
The EU regulation 2009/28/EC lays down the criteria for biofuels sustainability, and voluntary certification schemes for biofuels will stimulate the creation of the industry, governments and non-governmental organizations. The audit and certification will be mandatory in the EU, based on a system in which adopt the EU (eg. ISCC).
The EU common policy is the only certified biomass-derived feed stock sales and processing for such purposes will be allowed.
 

Sustainable Biofuels

Basic criteria for sustainability:
The European Commission clearly defines the types of areas that are may not be available for the production of biofuels.

These ares are : natural forests, protects areas, wetlands and peat lands.
The Commission clearly rejected deforestation in order to place plants necessary for the production of biofuel corps to be cultivated.

Only supports biofuels, which results in a substantial reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases are biofuels that do not result in emissions of greenhouse gases at least 35% reduction compared to gasoline and diesel, will not be accepted. The limit 50% in 2017 will rise. The calculation of the emission reduction is not only carbon dioxide but also of the more the better greenhouse gas methane and nitrous oxide values as well