2020 Vision - Sustainable Travel and Transport: Public Consultation can be found at:
http://www.sustainabletravel.ie/english
The deadline for submissions on this document is 18th April.
We have reproduced the section on biofuels below which should be of interest.
6.5.1. Biofuels
The policy on biofuels in Ireland is largely directed by Directive 2003/30/EC, which stipulates that Member States set indicative targets for a minimum proportion of biofuels to be placed on the market, including 2% of all petrol and diesel by 2005 and 5.75% by 2010
The EU also proposes an indicative target of 10% biofuel in overall consumption of petrol and diesel by 2020, which is also a target in the 2007 Energy White Paper30.
The 2006 Bioenergy Action Plan for Ireland sets out how biofuels and biomass policy is to be promoted in Ireland
The rest of this section can be read in the article attached:
 2020_vision
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31/12/07
This White Paper was drafted by an international Task Force consisting of experts on biofuels standards from the standardisation bodies of the Tripartite Agreement amongst Brazil, the European Union and the USA. The executive summary concludes with recommendations to further disseminate the White Paper to the standardisation bodies, to the International Biofuels Forum as well as the governments of Brazil and USA, and the European Commission.
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/res/biofuels_standards/doc/white_paper_icbs_final.pdf
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12 February
Ms. Mary Wallace T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, officially opened the National Bioenergy conference in Tullamore, County Offaly.
Organised by Teagasc and the Irish Bioenergy Association, the conference theme was 'Bioenergy-Making it a sustainable reality'. Speaking at the conference, Minister Wallace welcomed the emphasis of the conference of making bioenergy a “sustainable reality”
with a particular focus on developing the supply chain from producer to end user.
“Ultimately” the Minister said“the industry can only develop in Ireland if it is profitable for the raw material supplier, processors and investors alike”. The Minister referred to a package of Energy -Climate change measures being prepared by the EU Commission to enhance renewable energy and mitigate the harmful effects of climate change. As part of this package Ireland is required by 2020 to:
-Obtain 16% of our energy from renewable sources.
-Ensure that biofuels make up 10% of transport fuel and
-Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20%.
“Many different sources of renewable energy will be required to help achieve these targets” the Minister said and “bioenergy has an important role to play in meeting the challenges that lie ahead. It is a clean, renewable source of energy and with our abundant resources in Ireland we have great potential to produce bioenergy”. The Minister addressed the role of agriculture as an important source of bioenergy feedstocks and went on to highlight the opportunities to expand markets for agricultural products by growing energy crops and by utilising wood biomass and animal by-products to produce renewable energy. The Minister outlined the grant aid, which her Department is making available to support the cultivation of energy crops and announced that she was extending the closing date for submission of applications under the Bioenergy Scheme to the end of March to facilitate further applications for establishment grants to grow miscanthus and willow. She reminded farmers that establishment grants are available for up to 50% of establishment costs, subject to a maximum grant of €1,450 per hectare. She added, “I have provided sufficient funding in 2008 to support the planting of up to 1,600 hectares of miscanthus and willow and I would urge interested farmers to submit an application for pre-planting approval as soon as possible and not later than the closing date of Monday, 31 March 2008”.
http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/index.jsp?file=pressrel/2008/17-2008.xml
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