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European Commission: Ban the sale of tar sands crude oil in the EU

European Commission: Ban the sale of tar sands crude oil in the EU

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The European Commission, EU Member States & the European Parliament
The EU's Fuel Quality Directive is a piece of legislation currently being drafted by the European Commission which seeks to encourage cleaner transport fuels. Lobbying by the Canadian Government has led to a decision by the European Commission to amend the directive, removing penalties on importing fuels derived from tar sands to EU countries.

These penalties would have made it very difficult for tar sands oil to be sold in the European Union. Extracting and producing crude oil from tar sands is an energy-intensive process which generates three times the greenhouse gas emissions of conventionally produced oil. Extraction also has a devastating impact on ecosystems and wastes hundreds of millions of gallons of water every day.

The European Commission should reverse this decision and require fuel suppliers to disclose the carbon footprint of the original crude oil that was used to make their products, and stay below maximum limits for associated emissions. This would discourage suppliers from using tar sands and limit exports to EU countries.

If the directive is not changed, Member States and the European Parliament should vote against it when it comes before them in July.
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