Federal Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Groen) is concerned about the possible presence of palm oil, banned in Belgium since 2023, in biofuels. Along with several other European ministers, she will ask the European Commission to open an investigation.
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On Bernard PadoanPublished on 10/14/2024 at 4:00 p.m.
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RDo you use palm oil in part? More precisely, is there palm oil in the portion of biofuel that is incorporated into gasoline and diesel sold in service stations in the Kingdom and, more broadly, in the European Union? Belgium, like the other member states, has been imposed an objective of “greening” the energy used in transport. By 2030, 14% of fuels used in the EU must be of renewable origin. This involves, in particular, the incorporation of fuels of plant origin into fossil fuels – up to 5 or 10% for ethanol in gasoline and 7% for biodiesel in road diesel.
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