Brief – Stakeholder consultation on biomass action plan underway

The Commission has launched an open consultation on the
priorities and actions to be taken to promote the biomass-bioenergy
sector.

The public consultation on   Biomass action plan welcomes stakeholders’
recommendations for actions to support biomass and bioenergy
markets and applications both at member state and at EU-25
level. Interested parties have until 31 March
2005 to fill in the online questionnaire and submit their
contributions.

The Biomass action plan contributes to the achievement of the
EU’s goal of doubling the share of renewable energy from 6 per
cent to 12 per cent by 2010. 

Increasing the share of renewable energy sources in the energy
mix contributes to the Lisbon objective of becoming “capable
of sustainable economic growth”.

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