The ‘year of delivery’ comes to an end

Dear readers, This is our last post of the year. 2016 will definitely go down in history as an eventful year, both on the political and policy levels. I hope you will all get to disconnect from work, rest, and enjoy the Winter Holidays with families and friends. The...

Why science matters

Like most people with an interest in European energy issues, we are impatiently waiting for the release of the European Commission’s ‘Winter Package’. In this package, the Commission will amongst other things present its much awaited and certainly controversial new...

Reviewing the RED

The moment has come for the EU to review one of the main pieces of legislation that influenced the EU biofuels and transport policies in the last few years: the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). A public consultation was launched in November 2015 along with an...

Happy and ready for holidays after COP21

Remember our opinion piece on Euractiv on a scenario outcome for COP21? Even better! For once the agreement was more ambitious that originally thought. We feel privileged to have witnessed from the inside a historic moment, one which produced a deal signed by 195...

Live from Paris!

Here we are! In Paris, following another round of negotiations on climate. I hope an ambitious agreement can be found at the end of these two weeks and we are happy to provide our contribution to the debate. The sugarcane industry is committed as you can see from our...