The Stakeholder Plenary Meeting will be organised by the EBTP-SABS project consortium in cooperation with the EBTP Steering Committee and brings together the EBTP stakeholders and those interested in the biofuels sector. The 7th SPM Meeting, Decarbonisation of Transport, will take place on June 21st in Brussels, at Hotel Thon, Rue de la Loi 75, with expected participation from consultancy companies, research institutes and fuel producers.

2016 is an important year for the implementation of the Energy Union objectives, the 2030 Climate and Energy package as well as to achieve COP 21 ambitions.

A series of initiatives are relevant for the future of the biofuel sector:

• The post-2020 effort-sharing decision (how to address non-ETS emissions such as transport) following a Communication on the decarbonisation of transport, accompanied by an Action Plan on second and third generation biofuels (mid 2016)
• Developing a new Renewable Energy Directive post 2020 and a sustainability framework for biomass used for energy

The focus of this event will be on the role of biofuels towards 2030 as an essential decarbonisation option.