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Bioenergy and rural areas What about
multifunctionality? European Countryside
Movement Seminar Brussels, European Parliament, 7
November 2007
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New Energy Plan for Europe

• On 10th January the Commission set out a
  Renewable Energy Roadmap
• Binding 20 target for overall share of Renewable
  Energy in 2020 to be shared amongst MS.
• Binding 10 target for the share of biofuels in
  petrol and diesel in each MS in 2020.
• Package endorsed by Heads of State and European
  Parliament
• Commission now drafting the legislative proposals
  to turn the roadmap into a new Renewables
  Directive

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Can the EU meet its targets?

• Yes
• - Agriculture and forest potential
• - Bioethanol
• - Biodiesel

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Production potential of EU 27 agriculture

• The EU might have to reduce its production by 7,5
  million tonnes by 2010/2011, i.e. 900 000 ha of
  sugarbeet out of the total area of some 2,2
  million ha in EU 25 (source CIBE).
• 4 million ha set-aside land available in EU 15.
• Increase of agricultural productivity in NMS.
• Agricultural land in Romania and Bulgaria.
• Market trends for export and animal feedstuffs.
• Broad range of raw materials to supply biofuels
  production.

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Production potential of EU 27forest

• Sustainable Forest Management
• Total annual increment of 600 million m3
• 60-65 of the annual increment harvested
• At this moment it is possible to increase
  sustainable annual felling considerably, and
  there is additional potential, especially if
  combined with management operations to raise
  productivity
• MOBILISATION efforts are identified as the keys
  to meet the increased demand
• And so are IMPROVED SILVICULTURAL measures

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EU bioethanol sector(E-bio)
Millions of litres
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Cereals for bioethanol

• 2006/2007
• 3.5 million tonnes out of 264 million tonnes
• 2007/2008
• 5 million tonnes out of 258 millions tonnes
• There has been 0 price impact on cereal prices
  from EU biofuel production so far. Biofuel use
  only accounts for 1.5 of EU cereals tonnage

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And over the long term - recent wheat price
increase but a blip
Source AGPB
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DG AGRI Prospects for agricultural markets and
income in the EU 2007-2014 (July 2007)

• We would need the equivalent of 59mt of cereals
  to meet the 10 target.
• Assuming a productivity increase of 1 per year
  between now and 2020 that would give an
  additional 38mt.
• On top of that there would be between 14 and 17mt
  from the use of set-aside land.
• Not to mention a possible shift of some exports
  to biofuel production

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Sources for feedstock in the EU (mtoe)
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BIODIESEL a strong development -
EU 27 objectives not out of reach -
Hyp Diesel fuel cons 175 MnT in 2020
EOA July 12th, 2007 12
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Rapeseed is developing in EU and neighbouring
countries
Mn Ha 2005 2007 Agronomical potential
Total EU 27 4,6 6,2 8,4

Germany 1,3 1,5 1,8
France 1,2 1,5 2
UK 0,5 0,6 0,7
Poland 0,5 0,7 1,2
Romania 0,1 0,3 0,7

Russia 0,25 0,7 1,5
Ukraine 0,2 0,8 1,2
EOA July 12th, 2007 13
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Production already increased by 5 MnT a
potential of 15 MnT additionnal
EOA July 12th, 2007 14
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What about rapeseed oil ? - EU used to export
1MnT- Will have to import 1 MnT
EOA July 12th, 2007 15
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Meals an opportunity for feed improved protein
meals self-sufficiency
Meals of rapeseed, sunflower and soya
EOA July 12th, 2007 16
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• There will be a statutory system for Biofuel
  sustainability in the legislative proposals with
  minimum standards
• GHG savings from biofuels
• avoidance of major carbon stock loss
• avoidance of major biodiversity loss.

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COPA-COGECAs views

• Equivalent requirements for biofuels imported
  from Third Countries
• Equivalent requirements in Third Countries must
  be approved by community authorities like in
  other sectors (organic farming)

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RD

• Optimise production system and broaden the used
  feedstocks types (second generation)
• Improve the conversion process of biodiesel and
  the bioethanol fermentation
• Implementation of the biorefinery process in
  order to obtain value-added from co-products.

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COPA-COGECA work goes on

• Fuel quality Directive
• Derogation for the direct incorporation of
  bioethanol of 8 kPa
• The total oxygen compound content of 3.7 m/m
  must be increased to 4 m/m
• The target imposed on fuel suppliers to reduce
  greenhouse gas emissions from fuel by 1 annually
  from 2011 must be replaced with a mandatory
  annual biofuel incorporation target.
• The reports on greenhouse gas emission monitoring
  required of fuel suppliers from 2009 must be
  replaced with reports on biofuels.
• A specification applicable to E 85 in compliance
  with already existing national standards must be
  added.

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COPA-COGECA work goes on

• Standards
• Maintain EN 14214 Standard
• Incorporation of 10 EN14214 biodiesel in diesel
  EN 590
• Incorporation of 10 bioethanol in gasoline gt
  revision of EN228

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COPA-COGECA work goes on

• Trade
• Maintain EU import duties
• Multilateral import quota
• Stop to the double subsidy on B99

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COPA-COGECA work goes on

• Wood mobilisation
• Strengthen co-operation and capacity-building
  (forest co-operatives and forest owner
  associations)
• Support of infrastructure and technical
  development
• Support of management operations
• Build-up of functioning markets for bioenergy
• Bring bioenergy production closer to local energy
  consumption
• Research and development (harvesting technology
  e.g.)
• Safeguard ownership rights

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