Brussels, 3 March 2025 – The European Biodiesel Board (EBB), representing biodiesel (HVO & FAME) producers in the EU, welcomes the speech of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, acknowledging the need for a technology neutral approach in the revision of the CO₂ emissions standards regulation. The President promised to “speed up work on the 2035 review, with FULL technology neutrality as a core principle". Today, we saw the European Commission President acknowledge how crucial it is to strike a balance between ambition and pragmatism.  Von der Leyen acknowledged the “demand for more flexibility on CO₂ targets” and the need to strike a balance between ambition and pragmatism in the 2025 EU fleet-wide targets for vehicle manufacturers. The EBB welcomes the Commission's perspective, and reiterates that this type of flexibility, without letting go of our ambition, should not only apply to the vehicle engines but also to the fuels that propel them. EBB Policy Director Domenico Mininni: “It’s good to see the European Commission President acknowledge how crucial it is to strike a balance between ambition and pragmatism. For the competitiveness of the European automotive industry and its broad supply chain, it is crucial to have a regulator that does not gem-pick the winning technology. The promise of technology neutrality, that President von der Leyen made today, shows the Commission can fulfil that role.” “We’d like to thank President von der Leyen for acknowledging the current imbalance in the rules. Speeding up the review of the 2035 emission targets is crucial to the biodiesel sector. We look forward to a review whereby full technology neutrality is a core principle, so that all CO₂ neutral fuels to contribute to the decarbonisation of EU road transport.”