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Governments fail to agree EU limit on food-based biofuels
2013-12-12 04:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: EU energy ministers on Thursday failed to agree on a compromise deal to limit the use of transport fuels made from food crops, which critics say pushes up food prices and can do more harm than good to the environment. EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said the delay would only damage the European Union in its efforts to reduce dependence on imported oil and gas and curb greenhouse gas emissions. "If we delay and postpone, the winners will be OPEC and Russia," he said. Last year in...
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EU lawmakers reduce use of food-based biofuel
2013-09-11 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The European Parliament is capping the use of food-based biofuels to counter concerns over the energy source's ethical and environmental sustainability. Parliament on Wednesday narrowly voted to lower the amount of fuel that must come from renewable sources across the 28-nation bloc by 2020 from 10 percent to 6 percent. Environmentalists argue biofuels made from food like corn or soybeans add as much or even more to greenhouse gas emissions as fossil fuels they are meant to replace because...
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EU Lawmakers Reduce Use of Food-Based Biofuel
2013-09-11 10:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The European Parliament voted Wednesday to significantly reduce the amount of biofuels made from food crops by 2020 to counter concerns over the energy source's environmental and ethical sustainability. Environmentalists argue biofuels made from sugar, corn or soybeans add as much or even more to greenhouse gas emissions as the fossil fuels they are meant to replace. Others are criticizing the burning of crops displaces food production and drives up prices for basic staples while there are still...
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