(Notícia em Inglês)
Two years’ worth of attempts by the soybean checkoff to convince Europeans of the sustainability of biodiesel made from U.S. soybean oil recently culminated in several “frustrating” meetings in Brussels between United Soybean Board (USB) Chairman Marc Curtis and several European Union (EU) officials.
Under the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED), biodiesel made from U.S. soybean oil fails to meet the directive’s minimum greenhouse gas (GHG) emission-reduction threshold, despite a checkoff-funded study that proves otherwise.
“‘Frustrating’ is probably the right word,” says Curtis. “The EU Commission acknowledged they have the results of our research and they indicate that they more or less agree with our numbers. But it’s more of a political situation than it is a sound-science situation.”
southwestfarmpress.com»
Two years’ worth of attempts by the soybean checkoff to convince Europeans of the sustainability of biodiesel made from U.S. soybean oil recently culminated in several “frustrating” meetings in Brussels between United Soybean Board (USB) Chairman Marc Curtis and several European Union (EU) officials.
Under the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED), biodiesel made from U.S. soybean oil fails to meet the directive’s minimum greenhouse gas (GHG) emission-reduction threshold, despite a checkoff-funded study that proves otherwise.
“‘Frustrating’ is probably the right word,” says Curtis. “The EU Commission acknowledged they have the results of our research and they indicate that they more or less agree with our numbers. But it’s more of a political situation than it is a sound-science situation.”
southwestfarmpress.com»