A major development took place in the European parliament in the past few weeks that shows the level of support for Biomass Energy as an alternative to Fossil fuels. The European Parliament voted in on January 17 and delivered its position on the final versions of both the Renewable Energy (REDII) and the Energy Efficiency (EED) Directives. This concludes a first but crucially important stage of the European legislative process. These adopted proposals will now proceed to inter-institutional negotiations (also known as trilogues) before effectively becoming legally binding from 2021 to 2030. Summary of the main decisions: Targets: the target for renewable for 2030 is set at 35 per cent, bind