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My head was already hurting.

Here's a simpler bit from the Consultation document:

Apart from the potential benefits for rural areas, the EU is supporting biofuels for two main reasons: to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in transport and to improve the security of energy supply.

I was thinking of taking that as a basis for a response to the 1st question: Is the objective of promoting biofuels still valid?

I haven't got a draft together yet. Do you think "by 10th July" is inclusive, or means we have to put in before midnight tonight failing which we will turn into  pumpkins?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Jul 9th, 2006 at 11:46:13 AM EST
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I think it should be inclusive. I'd aim at submitting it by noon tomorrow (Brussels time).

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jul 9th, 2006 at 11:50:19 AM EST
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Remember all the questions from the consultation document:
1.1: Is the objective of promoting biofuels still valid?
2.1: With existing policies and measures, will biofuels achieve a market share of 5.75% in the European Union by the end of 2010? (Please give reasons for your answer)
2.2: What are the main factors favouring the development of biofuel use in the EU? What are the main obstacles?
3.1: Looking towards 2010, is the present European system of indicative targets and support for biofuels appropriate or does it need to be changed??
[list of options for adapting the system of targets and support for the period up to 2010]
3.2 What are your views on the advantages and disadvantages of the options described insection 3.2 of this paper?
3.3 How should the option(s) you favour be put into practice?
3.4 Should other options than those in section 3.2 be considered?
3.5 If your preferred option(s) would have implications for granting taxreductions/exemptions for biofuels, for example if these fiscal measures had to beprohibited, would that change your answer?
3.6 Should Member States be able to provide tax reductions/exemptions and lay down biofuels obligations at the same time - or should it be "one or the other"?
4.1: Should there be a system - for example, a system of certificates - to ensure that biofuelshave been made from raw materials whose cultivation meets minimum environmental standards?
4.2: Should a wider system of certificates be introduced, indicating the greenhouse gas and/or security of supply impact of each type of biofuel?
4.3: Should there be a scheme to reward second-generation biofuels (made with processesthat can accept a wider range of biomass)16within biofuel support systems?
5.1: Should the EU continue acting in favour of biofuels after 2010?
5.2: If the EU is to continue acting in favour of biofuels after 2010, should this action include or exclude the definition of a quantified target for biofuels?
5.3: Should EU action include the following measures (which could be pursued withoutdefining a quantified target): [list of measures]
5.4:If the EU is to define a quantified target for biofuels after 2010, what should it be? What year(s) should it relate to - 2015? 2020? Both?
5.5:If the EU is to define a quantified target for biofuels after 2010?
5.6: If the EU is to define a quantified target for biofuels after 2010, should this remain a purely political step (accompanied by monitoring) or should it be given concrete form?
6. A number of more technical issues

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jul 9th, 2006 at 12:07:33 PM EST
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We don't have to offer an answer to all of them.

Do you think it would be easier to answer point by point, or draft a general text answering the first question?

Frankly, we don't have much time.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Jul 9th, 2006 at 01:16:21 PM EST
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