Green groups: Biofuels, LNG should be excluded from FuelEU Maritime law May 12, 2021, by Jasmina Ovcina
Biofuels and natural gas are not a sustainable alternative for the shipping industry’s decarbonization path, environmental groups said in a letter addressed to the European Commission.
The 17 organizations believe that the EU should promote the use of green synthetic fuels, or e-fuels, by ships and planes as part of its upcoming maritime and aviation fuel laws.
Therefore, they argued that biofuels and natural gas should be excluded from the FuelEU Maritime law.
“Support should also not be given under the ReFuelEU aviation law to crop-based biofuels in planes, which would emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, while there will not be enough advanced biofuels,” the groups said.