Policy options in Belgium to support biofuels towards the 2020 target of 10% renewable energy in transport Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Current Belgian legislation on biofuels is focused on the general introduction of low blends of biodiesel with diesel and bio-ethanol with gasoline through a tax reduction system for a specific producer quota. As the system was not working properly, from mid 2009 the Belgian government introduced an obligation system to blend at least 4% by volume biodiesel with diesel, and at least 4% by volume bio-ethanol with gasoline. Despite all actions it ...