Biofuels to play ‘a big role’ in reducing EU dependency on Russian fossil fuels: MEP

Renewable biofuels have been touted as a means to partially replace embargoed Russian oil, but have proven controversial. To discuss the role of biofuels in plugging Europe’s oil supply gap, EURACTIV spoke with MEP Henna Virkkunen.

This article is part of our special report Biofuels’ role in displacing oil

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Virkkunen was serving her third term in the European Parliament, where she was elected for the first time in 2007. Among other things, he is a member of the European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE). [European Parliament]

Euractiv 15-06-2022 12:39 4 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project

This article is part of our special report Biofuels’ role in displacing oil.

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