able ▁Energy ▁Labor atory ▁( N RE L ) ▁states ▁that ▁energy ▁security ▁is ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁driving ▁force ▁behind ▁the ▁US ▁bio fu els ▁programme , ▁and ▁a ▁White ▁House ▁" E ner gy ▁Security ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century " ▁paper ▁makes ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁energy ▁security ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁reason ▁for ▁prom oting ▁b iod ies el . ▁The ▁former ▁EU ▁commission ▁president , ▁Jose ▁Manuel ▁Bar ro so , ▁speaking ▁at ▁a ▁recent ▁EU ▁bio fu els ▁conference , ▁str essed ▁that ▁properly ▁managed ▁bio fu els ▁have ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁rein force ▁the ▁EU ' s ▁security ▁of ▁supply ▁through ▁divers ification ▁of ▁energy ▁sources . ▁ ▁Global ▁bio f uel ▁policies ▁▁ ▁Many ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁are ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁growing ▁use ▁and ▁production ▁of ▁bio fu els , ▁such ▁as ▁b iod ies el , ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁energy ▁source ▁to ▁foss il ▁fu els ▁and ▁oil . ▁To ▁fost er ▁the ▁bio f uel ▁industry , ▁govern ments ▁have ▁implemented ▁legisl ations ▁and ▁laws ▁as ▁in cent ives ▁to ▁reduce ▁oil ▁dependency ▁and ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁renew able ▁energ ies . ▁Many ▁countries ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁independent ▁policies ▁regarding ▁the ▁tax ation ▁and ▁reb ate ▁of ▁b iod ies el ▁use , ▁import , ▁and ▁production . ▁ ▁Canada ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Act ▁Bill ▁C - 3 3 ▁that ▁by ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁gas oline ▁contained ▁