E85: France among the leaders for biofuels

E85: France among the leaders for biofuels

The French Finance Minister recently unveiled France’s E85 flex-fuel pump delivering a biofuel consisting of a mixture of 85% ethanol and 15% petrol. In a year’s time, France will have 500 such pumps.

This fuel highlights France’s success in biofuel research. Indeed she is number one in the EU for the production of renewable energies.¹

She is already one of the world’s countries with the lowest per capita CO2 emissions: fourth in the world.² She is pursuing her efforts and has set specific targets for her energy policy:

- Reduce CO2 emissions by a factor of four by 2050.
- Achieve a biofuel incorporation rate of around 2% in 2006 and 5.7% by the end of 2008.
- While the European Commission has set a target of 5.75% of petrol stations delivering biofuels by 2010, France is planning to achieve 7%.

Generally speaking, French energy policy is today being formulated with one major concern: to safeguard human health and the environment through the battle against greenhouse gases and pollutants.

¹French Industry Ministry
²French Industry Ministry

Last updated: 31.10.2006