Sunday, May 29, 2011
Green groups take EU to court over biofuels - again
BusinessGreen: Campaigners say the European Commission is failing to meet its legal commitment to transparency regarding the sustainability of Europe's biofuels policy
Green groups are suing the European Commission over what they see as a failure to meet its legal commitment to transparency regarding information in decisions relating to the sustainability of Europe's biofuels policy.
A lawsuit filed on Wednesday by law organisation ClientEarth, Friends of the Earth Europe, FERN and Corporate Europe Observatory alleges that the Commission has refused the groups access to information about voluntary certification schemes used to ensure compliance with EU criteria on biofuel sustainability set out in the Renewable Energy Directive (RED).
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