Biodiesel in the post-2020 EU Renewable Energy Directive

EBB key priorities and proposals

Raffaello GarofaloEBB Secretary Generalrg@ebb-eu.org

The European Biodiesel Board

• The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) represents 75 members from 21 European Member States accounting for nearly 80% of EU biodiesel production and nearly two thirds of the biodiesel produced worldwide.

• Deeply committed to offer a green alternative to fossil fuels in transport, EBB constantly works towards the reduction of EU energy dependency, the creation of green jobs and the protection of environment.

• EBB represents its members to the institutions of the European Union and in other international organizations

• We are constantly committed in the promotion of scientific, technological, legal and research activities.

• Our aim is to bring effective solutions to the biodiesel industry from different perspectives (economic, political, legal, institutional and technical)

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EBB members & associate members

NEOCHIM

Assocostieri

Green Biofuels

IrelandProcera

IRENA study on Renewable Energy Prospects for the EU

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IRENA study on Renewable Energy Prospects for the EU

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EBB proposals for a successfulpost-2020 EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II)

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This supports progressive and realistic deployment of advanced biofuels in complementary perspective, on top of conventional biofuels

Renewables target35%

Include measures to reduce GHG emissions in key sectors like Heavy Duty Vehicles, Aviation & Maritime transport

Eliminate 1.7% cap of Part B of Annex IX, and improve efficiency of sustainability criteria and set a CONCEPTUAL DEFINITION of advanced biofuels not a list (a list is not a definition)

Enhance use of higher biodiesel blends and ensure FULL TRACEABILITY of biofuels (especially advanced) from source to end useAt least

14%Transport sub-target

Advanced withEXPANDED DEFINITION

Incorporation obligation on fuel suppliers

8 %

7 %Cap on 1st generation

biofuels

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Responds to COP21 ambition

Maintains specific transport sub-targetto continue sector’s decarbonisation

Addresses ILUC concerns

Provides regulatory certainty and protection to investments

Biofuels are not negative for foodsecurity or food prices

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2016 Report “Reconciling food security and bioenergy: prioritiesfor action”, produced by IFPRI, World Bank, Delft University ofTechnology, Centre for Environmental Policy of the ImperialCollege of London, among others, refutes most assumptionsconnecting biofuels with food security, and states that “despitea rapid increase in food production, there is no evidenceof biofuel impacts on food-related health, eitherbeneficial or detrimental.”

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025 concluded thatthe recent period of high agricultural commodity pricesis most likely over.The outlook forecasts that the increased demand for foodand feed for a growing and more affluent population isto be mostly met through productivity gains, with yieldimprovements expected to account for about 80% of theincrease in crop output.

Foodsecurity

Foodprices

ILUC: modeling delivers verydiferente results

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• Estimations across ILUC studies are not directly comparable, and there is no consensus on ILUC among the international scientific community.

• Therefore, the compromise achieve in the 2014 ILUC Directive should remain in force as the best possible way to address any existing concerns with land-use.

Various studies highlighted considerably different conclusions on ILUC:

• When applied to Europe, the GTAP model (used by the California Air Resources Board), delivers ILUC values for rapeseed biodiesel four to five times lower than those established by GLOBIOM (model used by the Commission).

• For palm oil biodiesel the difference is even more significant.

EBB main proposals for the RED II trialogue negotiations:

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• 14% obligation for renewables in transport + 35% for renewables overall.

• Keep at least the 7% ceiling for 1st Gen (policy consistency)

• Follow key principles of feedstock and technology neutrality (i.e. sustainability ofeach raw material should be assessed on its own merits).

• Reject disproportionately high multiplier factors + electricity in rail should not be rewarded as it is a well established technology.

• Single EU-wide traceability database to prevent fraud + ensure sustainability

• Maintain existing system of mass balance

• Support a broader definition of advanced biofuels including all biofuels produced from waste and residual biomass complying with the existing sustainability criteria.

• Eliminate the cap of 1.7% for Part B of Annex IX

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Thank you for your attention

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Raffaello GarofaloEBB Secretary Generalrg@ebb-eu.org