In Belgium, the European Union will phase out soy in an attempt to curb the use of biofuels linked to indirect land-use change (ILUC), a significant cause of CO2 emissions and biodiversity loss, new report findings published by the EU Commission show. With biofuels consumption globally on the rise, the report’s findings demonstrate the deforestation risk of promoting food and feed crops for fuel, says T&E.
The Commission was supposed to publish the revision of the high-ILUC Delegated Act back in September 2023. In the past T&E has voiced concerns that the report was being delayed to avoid stoking trade disputes.
