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The leaked draft also includes an increase in the renewables target for transport, from 14% to 26%, and an increase in the sub-target for advanced biofuels, from 3.5% to 5.5%.
Environmental groups have expressed doubts that the target can be met, because advanced biofuels are made from agricultural waste or residues from the forest industry, which are limited in supply.
But the industry dismisses those doubts, saying an enlarged list of approved feedstocks will enable producers to meet the EU’s higher goals using a wider range of renewable energy sources.
“We are confident the higher [advanced biofuels] targets will be met but it is also critically important to see how the Commission enlarges the feedstock list for advanced biofuels which is done separately through a delegated act,” said Marko Janhunen of UPM Biofuels, a Finnish company which produces wood-based alternatives to fossil-based transport fuels.
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The list of EU-approved sustainable fuel sources should be expanded to meet the higher targets for second-generation biofuels under the updated renewable energy directive, according to the advanced biofuels industry.
An early draft of the EU’s upcoming renewable energy directive, seen by EURACTIV, confirms the bloc’s objective of roughly doubling the share of solar, wind and other renewables by the end of the decade, to reach 38-40% of Europe’s total energy mix.
The leaked draft also includes an increase in the renewables target for transport, from 14% to 26%, and an increase in the sub-target for advanced biofuels, from 3.5% to 5.5%.
Alaska Airlines and Lonely Whale today announced the airlines’ initiative to replace single-use, non-recyclable, plastic stir straws and citrus picks with sustainable alternatives in its airport lounges and on all domestic and international commercial flights starting July 16, 2018. The initiative is one of many in Alaska Airlines’ push for sustainability and goal of reducing its inflight waste per passenger going to landfills by 70 percent by 2020.
“Whether providing fantastic service or leading in sustainability, caring about people and communities is in our DNA,” said Diana Birkett Rakow, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of external relations. “Without a doubt, we fly to some of the most beautiful places on earth, including many communities that depend on healthy oceans. We’re thrilled to partner with Lonely Whale to take this next step in our sustainability journey, and help keep the places we live and fly beautiful for years to come. It’s especially appropriate n