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EU sets trajectory to phase down high-risk biofuels to zero by 2030

Published 10:36 on January 22, 2026 / Last updated at 13:01 on January 22, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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The European Commission has drafted new rules to phase out biofuels with high deforestation risks from the EU’s renewable energy target, setting a binding yearly phase-down trajectory that would bring their contribution down to zero by 2030.
The European Commission has drafted new rules to phase out biofuels with high deforestation risks from the EU’s renewable energy target, setting a binding yearly phase-down trajectory that would bring their contribution down to zero by 2030.


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