During the World Biogas Summit 2021 virtual conference, a presentation was given by Harmen Dekker, Director, European Biogas Association, during which he spoke about the importance of including biofuels in all modes of transport.
He also mentioned potential problems with the way the EU is dealing with cutting emissions and how it could possibly be improved. Making it clear that a decade ago the EU was emphasising the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) and discussing renewable energy, Dekker said that, at this point, the EU, despite looking at zero emission vehicles, does not look at zero emissions in a full lifecycle approach.
Discussing the limitations of this view, he said, “They [EU] only look towards the tailpipe and favour only one option, which is electricity. And so even when we are using 100% renewable fuels, we cannot compete with the electricity as it is being promoted right now. Biogas and and biomethane has an enormous potential to decarbonise the transport.”
“And we can really help, especially in the coming decades, to make an impact on that.”
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