Flightpath 2020 Workshop: Steps to achieve the Flightpath 2020 objectives

The draft agenda for the Flightpath 2020 workshop is as follows:

Part 1: The way so far

• What has been achieved, and what not
• Policy progress and challenges

Part 2: Importance of biofuels for aviation and refining

• Aviation provides great benefits for society but will have a long-term problem due to lack of environmentally acceptable alternatives to biofuels. 
• Chances for the European refinery sector and energy resource secuity from biofuels.

Part 3: Agricultural aspects – chances and challenges.

• Sustainability criteria, opportunities and challenges for Non-ILUC crops, what technologies offer sustainable solutions?
• Public perception and farmer acceptance
• Achieving lower feedstock prices in a sustainable and politically acceptable way

Part 4: Avoiding distortions from road bio fuel support.

• National government approaches – the Dutch example
• The international setting 

Part 5:  A vision for advanced transport fuels: Long term policy - what is needed?

• National government approaches
• What are the barriers?

Registration details to follow in December 2014.