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GAVE is a government programme that supports the development and introduction of climate-neutral fuels in the Dutch transport sector. The programme's most important task is to support the implementation of the European Renewable Energy Directive into Dutch national legislation with respect to biofuels. This EU Directive states that, by the year 2020, 10% of the energy used in the transport sector must be derived from renewable energy.
 
 
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Raising of biofuel obligation declared NOT controversial
Date published: Jun 5, 2012
The Dutch House of Representatives decreed today that the Letter from Secretary of State Joop Atsma (Infrastructure & the Environment) to Parliament, dated March 9, on the implementation of the Leegte motion, is not controversial. An proposal earlier to declare the letter controversial was rejected by a vote in the House of Representatives this afternoon.
This means that the subject can now be dealt with by the current parliament.
The present mandatory share of renewable energy in transport is 4.5% (on an energy basis). The above-mentioned letter proposes that this share should be increased to 5.25% in 2012, and that this should grow rapidly, to 10% in 2016.

Sources:
- Letter to Parliament on the implementation of the motions by Members Leegte and Van der Werf, about specific intentions regarding the double counting of biofuels made from animal fat

- Dutch Decree on Renewable Energy in Transport (implementation of RED)
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