Biofuels and indirect land-use changes (Directive)

The indirect changes in land-use as a result of cultivating plants to produce biofuels is a phenomenon relevant to climate policy. Therefore, it is principally appropriate that biofuels be included in the calculations when assessing the greenhouse gas emissions balance of biofuels. Limiting the extent to which conventional biofuels count to half of the 10% expansion target is justifiable as a partial correction of political shortcomings.