The joint statement of Turin on Sustainable Biofuels highlights the role of sustainable biofuels in decarbonizing all transportation sectors, promoting environmental sustainability, innovation and creating value for communities.
The statement, signed by more than 75 industry leaders, trade associations and R&D organizations, highlights actions that G7 countries can take to increase the pace and scale of sustainable biofuel deployment to be consistent with a net-zero trajectory in the first half of the next decade. The statement was presented on April 29 at the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers meeting in Turin, Italy, and was noted in their 2024 Communiqué, published on April 30.
The Italian Minister of Environment and Energy Security stated: “Sustainable biofuels can and should make a fundamental contribution to the decarbonization of the transport sector at a global level, bringing significant benefits: greater energy security, easy integration into current logistics, fuel storage and distribution systems, as well as use in existing vehicles, promoting a circular economy logic and creating value for local communities, promoting sustainable agricultural and forestry practices”.
Decarbonizing transport is a priority to achieve the 2050 climate neutrality target. Despite efforts in recent years, fossil fuels still represent around 95% of the energy needs of the transport sector, which accounts for around a quarter of global energy consumption and a fifth of CO2 emissions.
The full press release can be read at: biofutureplatform.org
