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Farming giants lobby EU to weaken proposed biofuel standards

Farming giants lobby EU to weaken proposed biofuel standards Documents emerge as the burning of trees for energy is expected to be listed as ‘sustainable’ in the EU s new green finance rules 20.04.2021 EON s biofuel power station in Lockerbie Scotland, 2008. Photo: Ashley Cooper/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images The European Commission is expected to classify the burning of trees for energy as “sustainable” in its green finance rules, following lobbying by the continent’s most powerful agricultural group, according to documents obtained by Unearthed. Copa Cogeca, which represents farmers and farming groups from across Europe, urged the Commission to scrap a proposal to discourage the destruction of forests for energy production, the documents show. 

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