Joint NGO letter on the environment, climate and social impacts of biofuels
This joint NGO letter was sent to the Members of the Environment Committee in the European Parliament to urge them to raise the environmental, climate and social ambition of the Indirect Land-Use Change (ILUC) file. The land-use changes triggered by the expansion of biofuel crops are linked to greenhouse gas emissions (including significant peatland emissions) and other negative impacts on people and the environment.
Wetlands International in particular calls upon the European Parliament to ensure that the greenhouse gas emissions stemming from indirect land-use changes are correctly accounted for when calculating the carbon intensity of biofuels, their contribution to climate change mitigation efforts and targets, and their eligibility for public subsidies.