by Géraldine Kutas | Dec 17, 2015 | Sem categoria
Dear readers, I hope you’ve all had a great winter break and that you’re well rested for what promises to be an exciting year in terms of the transport and energy policy agenda. Last year, the Energy Union and COP21 kept us not only incredibly busy but also very...
by Géraldine Kutas | Nov 18, 2015 | Sem categoria
With COP21 around the corner we thought it was important to highlight the way sugarcane ethanol can contribute to tackling climate change, and what are some of the steps which need to be taken in order to use sugarcane ethanol’s full potential to decarbonize the...
by Géraldine Kutas | Oct 15, 2015 | Sem categoria
Yesterday, President Dilma Rousseff visited the Sugarcane Technology Center (CTC), a world leading technology company gathering knowledge of the entire sugarcane value chain, and inaugurated its brand new biotechnology laboratory. Started as an association of...
by Géraldine Kutas | Sep 28, 2015 | Sem categoria
On Sunday, Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff formally announced her country’s GHG emission reduction pledge at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Looking back at some of her country’s achievements in the fight against climate change, Mrs. Rousseff said...
by Géraldine Kutas | Sep 16, 2015 | Sem categoria
To kick the season off, I’ll be in Stockholm this week to talk about second generation biofuels, and in particular the outlook for ethanol produced in Brazilian bio-refineries. I thought it was a good opportunity to give you a short overview of what I’ll cover....
by Géraldine Kutas | Sep 3, 2015 | Sem categoria
Considering the traffic these days in Brussels, it really looks like EU institutions are back to school, and so are we! Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way to give you a little taste of what we’ll be talking about over the next few months. And talking about...
by Géraldine Kutas | Jun 29, 2015 | Sem categoria
Here we are! The ILUC file is finally over and now it seems that no one wants to hear more about biofuels, especially the Commission. However, biofuels are alive and kicking and there has been evidence of their presence in the past few weeks! During his opening speech...
by Géraldine Kutas | Jun 9, 2015 | Sem categoria
I recently attended a conference in Brussels on the negotiations of the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA). The negotiations, which were mandated by the 2001 Doha Declaration, were launched on a plurilateral basis in July last year by a group of WTO countries...
by Géraldine Kutas | May 12, 2015 | Sem categoria
This year’s theme of the Universal Exposition EXPO Milano 2015 “Feeding the planet. Energy for life” couldn’t be more spot on for us! I’m very excited to present Brazil’s success story with renewable fuels and to organise a conference on “Producing food and energy for...
by Géraldine Kutas | Apr 29, 2015 | Sem categoria
Members of the European Parliament finally endorsed the COREPER text on ILUC yesterday morning in plenary. After the disappointment of not winning concessions from Member States on any of their main points, MEPs have – against the will of many – voted in favour of the...
by Géraldine Kutas | Mar 16, 2015 | Sem categoria
Working for Brazilian interests, you may say my judgment is biased, but I just can’t help praising the decision taken by the Brazilian government to increase, today, the ethanol blend in gasoline to 27%. This move is expected to have a positive impact on the biofuels...
by Géraldine Kutas | Feb 24, 2015 | Sem categoria
Today, the European Parliament’s Environment committee adopted a second reading position on the ILUC dossier, and I’d like to congratulate MEPs for many of the points they expressed through their vote. First, they signed off on a 6.5% target for energy from renewable...
by Géraldine Kutas | Jan 22, 2015 | Sem categoria
Well before we started thinking about our New Year’s resolutions, the European Commission published on 16 December its work programme for 2015, based on 23 new initiatives built around 10 key policy priorities. We can only applaud the targeted nature of measures...
by Géraldine Kutas | Dec 15, 2014 | Sem categoria
On 4 December 2014, the Environment Committee in the European Parliament held a public hearing on air quality and on national emissions beyond 2020. Emissions from road traffic were naturally discussed and the debate focused, as expected, on testing methods. The new...
by Géraldine Kutas | Nov 13, 2014 | Sem categoria
A Ecofys study published yesterday – on behalf of the European Oilseed Alliance (EOA), the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) and the European Vegetable Oil and Protein meal Industry (FEDIOL) – gives new life to biofuels and certainly brings new elements to the debate on...
