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Alternatives to biofuels: efficiency,

efficiency and efficiency!

Aat Peterse, T&E

Berlin, October 6, 2007

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Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece,

Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia,

Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK

49 Members – 21 Countries

T&E membership

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The scale of the challenge

Annual energy needs of one manAnnual energy needs of one car40 GJ

4 GJ

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Towards a balanced development

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There is no substitute for energy efficiency in vehicles and transport systems

Best investment for climate, energy security and technological innovation

1 Energy efficiency

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2 Biomass efficiency

Source: JRC/EUCAR/CONCAWE, 2007

Biofuel in transport

Biomass in electricity production

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3 climate performance targets, not biofuel volume

targets !9 January: Schwarzenegger proposes ‘Low Carbon Fuel

Standard’ (LCFS)‘Well to Wheel’ greenhouse gas emissions per litre of petrol and

diesel -10% in 2020

31 January: Commission proposes reviewed fuel quality directive,

including lifecycle greenhouse gas target for petrol and diesel

Similar targets

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Why fuel climate targets are crucial

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4 sustainability certificationAn absolutely critical

element

Should include all relevant environmental and social concerns, including land use change

policies should be based on its outcome !!

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But displacementremains unaddressed …

Even if biofuels are sustainable, they are still likely to displace other agricultural activity

This is also relevant for biofuels grown in Europe !!

Only solution: global approach to biodiversity and commodities – including fossils !

German approach (‘risk addition’ for displacement CO2) might be interim strategy

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So …Even if biofuels are good, energy efficient transport and biomass to replace coal and oil in powerplants is better

Move from biofuel targets to climate performance targets and sustainability certification

Even then, the planet can only bear cautious and well-planned steps, not a wild rush