biofuels with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
and because of the need to find alternative sources of energy other
than fossil fuels to increase security of supply. In this direction, the
European Directive on biofuels (EU-Directive 2009/28/EC, 2009)
established the goal of reaching a 10% share of renewable energy in
the transport sector in Community by 2020 and introduced mandatory
sustainability criteria which biofuels must meet under this Directive.
Biofuels must deliver greenhouse gas savings