21
May
2026
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Need for an adaptation of the EU legal framework on sustainable biofuels (debate)
Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen. After the fairy tale of synthetic fuels, which will free us from all dependencies, we have now once again arrived at biofuels as a detour, so as not to electrify too quickly and too well. In doing so, we need the truly sustainable biofuels that we can produce ourselves here in Europe for vehicles that simply cannot be electrified. These are especially ships, this is military equipment. Of course, we can import more and more soybean and palm oil and thus create the next dependency on third countries. We can also contribute to the deforestation of rainforests. Why all this? Because the EPP and other parts of this House cannot commit to fully relying on electromobility. With all due respect, for these commitment issues We no longer have time in the face of climate change. And let me point out that a major European car manufacturer has just become the market leader in China again, because it consistently relies on electromobility. This is the future, including in Europe, ladies and gentlemen.