欧盟研究组织欧盟观察家(EurObserv’ER)称,2012年欧盟生物燃料用量增长了400kt油当量,增长率为2.9%,总量达到14.4 Mt油当量。但是,尽管生物燃料消费继续增长,近年来的增速却急剧下降。2011年,用量增长了5.3%;2010年,年均增速达10.7%。该智囊团称,不确定的政治环境造成增速下滑,因为欧盟对生物燃料的最终价值抱有疑问,至少最近几个月如此。一些研究指出, According to EurObserv’ER, the EU research organization, the EU’s biofuel use increased by 400 kt of oil equivalent in 2012, up 2.9% from the previous year to 14.4 Mt of oil equivalent. However, despite the continued increase in consumption of biofuels, the growth rate in recent years has dropped sharply. In 2011, the amount increased by 5.3%; in 2010, the average annual growth rate of 10.7%. The think tank said the uncertain political environment has caused the declines in growth because the EU has doubts about the ultimate value of biofuels, at least for the last few months. Some studies point out that,