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This page lists renewable fuel targets for Countries in the world.

Biofuel Targets (Non-EU)
Country Target 1 Target 2
Brazil 20-25% ethanol1 5% biodiesel in 2010[1]
China 100% E10 by 20121
India 5% ethanol in certain states1 20% biodiesel by 2012
Thailand 20% ethanol & biodiesel by 20121 B2 mandate from 1 April 2008, will increase to B5 "soon thereafter [2]
Taiwan 1% biodiesel by 2008 and 3% by 2010[3].
The Philippines 1% biodiesel, 5% ethanol mandate1
United States 28.35B liters by 20121

1: The Emerging Biofuels Market: Regulatory, Trade and Development Implications prepared by Simonetta Zarrilli; UNCTAD, 2006, p. 20-21.

EU Member States Biofuel Targets
Country 2005 (%) 2010 (%) 2020 (%)
EU Target 2 5.75 10 (mandate)[4]
Austria 2.5 5.75
Cyprus 1 5.75
Czech Republic 2% mandate (2008)[5]3.9% mandate(2009)[5]
Denmark 0 Not Available
Estonia 2 Not Available
Finland 0.1 Not Available
France 5.75 (2008) 7
Germany:Ethanol 1.2 mandate (2007) 3.6 mandate
Germany:Biodiesel 4.4 mandate(2006) 6.17 mandate
Greece 0.7 5.75
Hungary 0.4-0.6 Not Available
Ireland 0.6 Not Available
Italy 1 2.5
Latvia 2 5.75
Lithuania 2 5.75
Luxembourg Not Available 5.75
Malta 0.3 Not Available
Netherlands 2 mandate (2007) 5.75 mandate
Poland 0.5 5.75
Portugal 2 Not Available
Slovakia 2 5.75
Slovenia 0.65 5
Spain 2 Not Available
Sweden 3 5.75
United Kingdom 0.3 3.5

(source: modified from a table from the European Commission (2006) Presentation by Paul Hodson (DG Energy and Transport) to Conference “A sustainable path for biofuels”, 7 June 2006. Organised by Birdlife International, EEB and T&E, published in The EU Strategy on Biofuels: from field to fuel by the House of Lords European Union Committee, 20 November 2006)

Notes

  1. http://biopact.com/2007/02/brazil-increases-biodiesel-target-to-5.html
  2. Bangkok Post "Pumps to Go All Biodiesel
  3. MOEA releases renewable energy 2 February 2007 from The China Post
  4. http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/trans/92802.pdf EU Energy Ministers Approve Binding Biofuels Mandate (pdf) (press release)]
  5. 5.0 5.1 http://www.praguemonitor.com/en/34/czech_business/2197/
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