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EU agrees plan to cap use of food-based biofuels
2014-06-13 13:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: EU energy ministers agreed a deal on Friday to limit production of biofuels made from food crops, responding to criticism these stoke inflation and do more environmental harm than good. The ministers' endorsement of a new compromise overcomes a stalemate hit late last year when European Union governments failed to agree on a proposed 5 percent cap on the use of biofuels based on crops such as maize or rapeseed. [ID:nL6N0JR2VL] [ID:nL6N0O730T] Friday's deal would set a 7 percent limit on the use...
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