NGOs Urge Renewable Energy Directive to Avoid Risky Biofuels and Prioritize Electrification in Transport
NGOs, including ECODES and Transport & Environment, are urging Spain to adopt the Renewable Energy Directive (DER III) to achieve a 14.5% reduction in transport greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, with a proposed increase to 17.6%. While they support the heightened ambition, they caution against sub-targets that could encourage harmful biofuels and stress the need for stringent sustainability criteria, advocating for a focus on energy demand reduction and direct electrification in transport.
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Organizations including ECODES, Ecologistas en Acción, Fundación Renovables, and Transport & Environment are advocating for the transposition of the Renewable Energy Directive (DER III) in Spain to accelerate transport decarbonization by 2030. The directive aims for a minimum 14.5% reduction in greenhouse gas intensity in transport, with a draft decree proposing a 17.6% reduction in road transport emissions.
While the organizations welcome the increased ambition, they warn against specific sub-targets that could promote harmful biofuels and biogas. The European Commission's proposal to classify soy as a high-risk feedstock for indirect land use change is seen as a positive step, though they call for its immediate removal from renewable energy targets. They emphasize that real decarbonization requires robust sustainability criteria and advocate for prioritizing energy demand reduction and direct electrification, particularly in road and rail transport.
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