CleanTechnica•about 1 month ago
EU to Phase Out Damaging Soy Biofuels
Key Takeaway
The EU's phase-out of soy biofuels from renewable targets signals a critical shift towards stricter sustainability criteria for clean energy, impacting renewable energy procurement strategies and potentially boosting demand for other non-ILUC compliant renewable technologies.
AI Summary
- •The EU will no longer count soy biofuels towards its renewable energy targets, effective from 2026, due to new research linking them to significant deforestation and indirect land-use change (ILUC).
- •This policy change aims to curb CO2 emissions and biodiversity loss associated with soy cultivation for biofuels, signaling a stricter stance on sustainability criteria for renewable energy sources.
- •For developers and large power consumers in the EU, this creates a gap in the renewable energy mix, potentially increasing demand for other certified sustainable biofuels or accelerating investment in non-biofuel renewable electricity generation (e.g., wind, solar, storage) to meet targets.
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Soy biofuels will no longer count towards EU renewable targets, with new EU Commission research confirming they contribute significantly to deforestation. The EU will phase out soy in an attempt to curb the use of biofuels linked to indirect land-use change (ILUC), a significant cause of CO2 emissions and biodiversity loss, new ... [continued] The post EU to Phase Out Damaging Soy Biofuels appeared first on CleanTechnica .