World Bioenergy Association (WBA) congratulates the new Members of European Parliament (MEP) for their responsibility in the European level. We wish them great success in developing a sustainable European future.
The European Union is an important player on the global level and its energy and climate policy exerts a big influence worldwide. At the begining of this century, the EU - led by a farsighted commission - played a pioneering role in the deployment of renewable energies worldwide. Unfortunately, based on our global experience and overview, we notice today that Europe as a whole has lost its leading position in the deployment of renewables in the last years to other parts of the world.
Hence, WBA has prepared a plea to the new MEP's for 'A responsile European energy and climate policy'. The plea has been sent to more than 250 members who are responsible for formulating European policy which affects bioenergy.
In the plea, WBA requests them to: