CleanTechnica•about 1 month ago
120 Pigs Per Car: Oil Lobby’s EU Biofuels Loophole Could See Unsustainable Demand for Animal Fats and Used Cooking Oil
Key Takeaway
A proposed EU biofuels loophole threatens to create unsustainable demand for waste feedstocks, driving up costs and undermining climate goals for transport, which could indirectly impact broader energy markets and sustainability efforts.
AI Summary
- •An emerging "biofuels loophole" in the EU's 2035 cars law could lead to a 2-9 fold increase in unsustainable demand for advanced biofuels by 2050.
- •This policy shift is projected to create intense competition and price volatility for waste feedstocks such as animal fats, used cooking oil, and palm oil, impacting industries reliant on these materials.
- •Developers and large power consumers should monitor these policy developments as they could influence feedstock availability and pricing for biofuel-based energy projects or industrial processes.
- •The article highlights the potential for market distortions and sustainability challenges driven by lobbying efforts influencing decarbonization pathways in the transport sector.
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Article Content
Car, aviation and shipping industries would require 2-9 times the advanced biofuels that can be sustainably sourced in 2050. Inserting a biofuels loophole in the EU 2035 cars law could see a huge spike in demand for biofuels from waste feedstocks like animal fats, used cooking oil and palm oil ... [continued] The post 120 Pigs Per Car: Oil Lobby’s EU Biofuels Loophole Could See Unsustainable Demand for Animal Fats and Used Cooking Oil appeared first on CleanTechnica .