The November 2011 edition of AEFJN's Forum for Action is now online. It contains articles on the ethical responsibility of the Church on the climate issue, on the clean up of the Ogoniland oil spills, which will take decades, on the spread of Libyan arms in the Sahel, on the production of medicines in Africa and on the EU's attempt to force African countries to sign EPAs.
The national election campaign officially started the 28th October in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), exactly one month ahead of historic presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for November 28 2011. 41 humanitarian and human rights organizations, among them AEFJN, have expressed concern about the high political tension and deteriorating security situation. They have called upon all Congolese and international actors involved to take urgent measures to prevent electoral violence, better protect civilians and ensure credible, free and fair elections.LAND, Biofuels & ILUC - Public consultation
The EC shall submit a report to
the European Parliament and Council in December 2010. She announced to the Council of
Energy 2/12/2010. This report will examine the
indirect impact of changing land use [1] on emissions of greenhouse gases and
ways to reduce this impact.
A number of documents relating to the Commission staff working on changes in land use are available on indirect: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/studies/land_use_change_en.htm.
Most reports conclude that the factor ILUC must be taken into account because it is part of the production line and has an impact on the environment and biodiversity. In addition, the directive requiring the use of biofuels is to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas emissions. It is therefore logical to include the value ILUC in the balance of greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the inefficient energy crops, thereby making maximum use of residual flow and by-products is also encouraged.
The EC has launched a public consultation from 31 July to 30 October 2010. Of the four questions included: "2. On the basis of the available evidence, do you think that EU action is needed to address indirect land use change?" The 10 % objective of the EU increases the demand for land for fuel including indirect change of land use. In addition, the EU will subsidize biofuels recognized "sustainable". Therefore, an accurate measure of the sustainability of biofuels should take into account the factor ILUC. To learn more about the consultation of the EC: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/consultations/2010_10_31_iluc_and_biofuels_en.htm
A number of documents relating to the Commission staff working on changes in land use are available on indirect: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/studies/land_use_change_en.htm.
Most reports conclude that the factor ILUC must be taken into account because it is part of the production line and has an impact on the environment and biodiversity. In addition, the directive requiring the use of biofuels is to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas emissions. It is therefore logical to include the value ILUC in the balance of greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the inefficient energy crops, thereby making maximum use of residual flow and by-products is also encouraged.
The EC has launched a public consultation from 31 July to 30 October 2010. Of the four questions included: "2. On the basis of the available evidence, do you think that EU action is needed to address indirect land use change?" The 10 % objective of the EU increases the demand for land for fuel including indirect change of land use. In addition, the EU will subsidize biofuels recognized "sustainable". Therefore, an accurate measure of the sustainability of biofuels should take into account the factor ILUC. To learn more about the consultation of the EC: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/consultations/2010_10_31_iluc_and_biofuels_en.htm
[1] We talk about 'Indirect Land Use Change' (ILUC) when agricultural land as food crops are displaced to grow fuel feedstocks.