Get the facts on biofuels – how do you determine whether biofuels are sustainable or not?

PRESS BRIEFING

Thursday 13th March 2008 - World Biofuels Markets Congress, Brussels

News
European biotech industry sets the record straight on biofuels and outlines contribution of biotech to a low-carbon society

Today at a press briefing held at World Biofuels Markets in Brussels, the biotech industry set the record straight on biofuels and showed how biotechnology can contribute to a low-carbon society by helping to deliver sustainable, secure and competitive energy.

Press release

• European biotech industry sets the record straight on biofuels and outlines contribution of biotech to a low-carbon society

Speakers

• Dirk Carrez, EuropaBio

• Wim Soetaert, Ghent Bio-Energy Valley

Presentation

• Get the facts on biofuels
  Dirk Carrez, EuropaBio

• Ghent Bio-Energy Valley Supports the EU proposal for sustainability criteria for biomass 
  Wim Soetaert, Ghent Bio-Energy Valley

Fact sheets

• Environmental sustainability criteria for biofuels

• Biotechnology: Making biofuels sustainable

• Biofuels and land use

• Biofuels and food

• Biofuels and developing countries

Links

• World Biofuels Markets Congress

• Ghent Bio-Energy Valley

• EuropaBio BioFuels Home

For more information contact

Dirk Carrez
Public Policy and Industrial Biotech Director, EuropaBio
Tel: +32 2 735 0313 Mobile:+32 473 73 65 28
Email: d.carrez@europabio.org

Rebecca Weaver
Communications & Events Manager, EuropaBio
Tel: +32 2 735 0313 Direct: +32 2 739 1184 Mobile: +32 477 650 473
Email: r.weaver@europabio.org

About EuropaBio

EuropaBio's mission is to promote an innovative and dynamic biotechnology-based industry in Europe. EuropaBio, (the European Association for Bioindustries), has 80 corporate and 3 associate members operating worldwide, 5 Bioregions and 25 national biotechnology associations representing some 1800 small and medium sized enterprises.
More information on: www.europabio.org