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Industrialized countries’ dependence on fossil fuels has been distressing for a long time for countries that do not have self-sufficiency, whether for environmental, economic, geopolitical, or other reasons. In this context, it is understood that the burning of fossil fuels contributes to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) increasing the risk of intensifying climatic disturbances that can deteriorate the processes of production, consumption, and welfare in the world. Therefore, the development of alternative energy sources can provide solutions for the gaps, since reducing exposure to the vulnerability of supply and price volatility, environmental issues, and even the development of new investment opportunities in these countries. This is due to the possibility of developing innovations in the production and processing industry, which would contribute to the economic activity. Thus, increasing the use of bioenergy is one of the existing ways to reconcile the need to expand the supply of energy with the slowdown in global warming, i.e., the most important and disseminated use would be the biomass power generated by the consumption of biofuels, once it reduces GGE emissions.
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The list below gives the main tools which are/have been used to promote biofuels in the EU: Proposal directive European Communication COM (2012) 595 final: ILUC proposal; European Communication COM (2010) 160/01; COM (2010) 160/02: sustainability criteria; European Decision 2010/335: Guidelines for the Calculation of Land Carbon Stocks; Renewable Energy Directive (RES-D) Directive 2009/28/EC: RED; Directive 2009/30/EC: Fuel Quality Directive (FQD); EU Climate and Energy Package 17th December 2008; Directive Biofuels Directive 2003/30/EC: Biofuels Directive; Directive 2003/17/EC: Fuel Quality Directive; Directive 98/70/EC: Fuel Quality Directive; Directive 2003/96/EC: Energy Taxation; Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
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Indirect land-use change (ILUC) can occur when land currently cropped for non-energy production is diverted for biofuel feedstock cultivation. The diverted crops must then be compensated for by converting other natural land, usually native systems (Ravindranath et al. 2009). Direct land-use change (dLUC) occurs when additional cropland is made available through the conversion of native ecosystems such as peatlands, forests, and grasslands, as well as by returning fallow or abandoned croplands into production. Particularly, when virgin land, such as rainforest or peatland, is converted to agricultural land, the initial induced carbon losses can only be compensated after many decades of biofuels production (Ravindranath et al. 2009).
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Shikida, P.F.A. et al. (2014). A Comparison Between Ethanol and Biodiesel Production: The Brazilian and European Experiences. In: Domingos Padula, A., Silveira dos Santos, M., Benedetti Santos, O., Borenstein, D. (eds) Liquid Biofuels: Emergence, Development and Prospects. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 27. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6482-1_2
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