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EU planning sustainable fuel target to cut airline emissions

EU planning sustainable fuel target to cut airline emissions

  • Draft had included the 5% share of low-carbon fuels to be reached by airlines in 2030, rising to above 60% in 2050.
  • EU climate chief Frans Timmermans said the Commission now intended to set higher goals for sustainable aviation fuel.
Published 09 Dec, 2020 10:53pm
Commission cuts EU-27 maize crop estimate to 60mn tonne
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Commission cuts EU-27 maize crop estimate to 60mn tonne

  • A hot, dry summer in some major grain growing areas in the bloc lead several forecasters to severely reduce their estimates for crops such as maize (corn).
  • The EU executive left unchanged its forecast for EU-27 exports of common wheat, or soft wheat.
Published 31 Oct, 2020 05:38pm