Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002771/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Nicolás González Casares (S&D)
The Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) lays down the criteria for ensuring that biofuels are sustainable. However, recent press reports have indicated potential fraud through false feedstock declarations (Part A and Part B of Annex IX). Although both REDII and ReFuelEU Aviation include anti-fraud measures, including limiting the amount of feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX that can be counted, such practices undermine the EU’s climate goals, distort the market, generate unfair competition, and can have negative environmental and social repercussions. Bearing in mind that the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council discussed this issue at its meeting of 16 June 2025, and in the light of the risks involved, I would ask the Commission:
- 1.Can it provide details of the additional measures it intends to take to improve the traceability and effective control of these feedstocks?
- 2.Does it plan to revise Regulation (EU) 2022/996 to strengthen the existing voluntary certification schemes?
- 3.Has it considered the negative impact the recent proposals to simplify sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements could have on the data declared in these value chains?
Submitted: 8.7.2025