The report on sustainability criteria of solid and gaseous biomass as requested by the Directive for the promotion of energy from renewable sources (RES Directive) has been published mid of February. The EC decided not to come up with binding sustainability criteria but recommends the member states to follow the sustainability criteria as indicated in the RES directive for biofuels and bioliquids and exclude the plants smaller than 1MW. It is also recommended not to apply sustainability criteria to wastes.