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European biofuels vote delivers 'desperately weak compromise'
2013-09-11 18:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The European parliament has delivered a "desperately weak compromise" on the future of biofuels in Europe that industry says will "curtail jobs and investment". In a tight vote on the use of biofuels in transport fuel, the parliament approved a 6% cap on the contribution of biofuels to Europe's renewable transport energy target of 10% by 2020. The policy of replacing petrol and diesel for cars and other vehicles stems from efforts to reduce carbon emissions from Europe's transport sector. But...
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Food price fears push EU lawmakers to put a lid on biofuels growth
2013-09-11 16:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The European Parliament has voted to limit the use of fuels made from food crops because of fears that biofuels can push up grain prices or damage the climate, further undermining the once booming industry. Lawmakers voting in Strasbourg on Wednesday set a ceiling on the use of such fuels at 6 percent of overall transport fuel demand in the European Union in 2020. Although slightly higher than the 5 percent cap proposed by the European Commission in October, it deals a blow to EU biofuel producers...
Europe importing more palm oil for biofuels, raising risks rainforests
2013-09-09 22:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Palm oil imports into Europe for use as car fuel increased by more than three-fold since 2006, raising concerns than renewable fuels targets may be contributing to deforestation, displacing marginalized communities, and driving greenhouse gas emissions in Southeast Asia, finds a new study published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). The report, published today, finds that 80 percent of the European Union's increase in palm oil consumption between 2006 and 2012 was...
UK urged to back EU biofuels cap
2013-09-08 21:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: The government is being urged to back moves to curb the use of biofuels in Europe amid concerns they are causing hunger in poor countries and contributing to climate change. The heads of Oxfam, ActionAid, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have written to ministers and MEPs calling on them support a cap on biofuels produced from crops such as sugar cane or palm oil. They warn that EU backing for biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels for transport is pushing up food prices and driving...
NREL patents catalyst that removes syngas tar, boosting the economics of biofuels
2013-08-30 11:30:09| Green Car Congress
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