O MODELO META-STANDARD DE IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DA SUSTENTABILIDADE UTILIZADO PELA DIRETIVA EUROPEIA DE ENERGIA RENOVÁVEIS

THE META-STANDARD IMPLEMENTATION MODEL FOR SUSTAINABILITY USED BY THE EUROPEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze the meta-standard model of sustainability implementation used by the European Renewable Energy Directive number 28/2009. The methodology was the non-systematized theoretical review, which includes the analysis of normative texts, books, and articles on the subject. The study points out that the doctrine establishes sustainability in a triple aspect: environmental, social and economic. Aiming sustainable development, the European Union uses a tool of the so-called new governance, the meta-standard model. This model implies the inclusion of sustainability standards in a normative framework, in order to define the essential criteria for considering a biofuel as sustainable, and raises doctrinal debates about its pros and cons.