New consultation to look at whether the next generation of biofuels will be more environmentally-sustainable than current food crop varieties
… Do you want next generation biofuels? Have your say The Ecologist | 22nd December 2009 News Biofuels Energy Renewable Nuffield Council On … Tait Algae algae.jpg Could next generation biofuels like algae offer a more sustainable …
The use of plant-based fuels for flights, backed by the EU, could contribute to higher food prices and increased greenhouse gas emissions
… European airlines to start controversial biofuel-powered flights William McLennan | 24th June 2011 News Biofuel Airlines Climate Change Carbon … Lufthansa and KLM have announced a major biofuels drive despite UN calls to limit …
Claims that biofuels have lower greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels are 'complete nonsense' and EU-wide targets to increase their use should be scrapped says letter to transport minister
… UK scientists launch scathing criticism of EU biofuel targets The Ecologist | 2nd June 2011 News Biofuels Energy Climate Change Jathropha … to Jathropha plantations to meet demand for biofuels (Atul Loke/Panos Pictures/ActionAid) …
European politicians are enthralled to the biofuels lobby - they are living a fantasy and it’s time to wake up to the reality of an industry driving deforestation, land grabbing and poverty, says MOLLY SCOTT CATO MEP
… Biofuels and biofools Molly Scott Cato MEP | 2nd October 2017 News Biofuel Lobby Farming Food Scarcity 405447.jpg … European politicians are enthralled to the biofuels lobby - they are living a fantasy and …
Who and what are biofuel sustainability standards designed to benefit? They are meant to safeguard forests and communities, writes Almuth Ernsting - but their real purpose is to protect the biofuel industry ...
… Biofuel and biomass 'sustainability standards' … Almuth Ernsting | 10th March 2014 Comment Biofuel USA UK EU Climate Change Energy … da-logsloadingforenviva.png Who and what are biofuel sustainability standards designed to …
Rainforests around the world and the wildlife they sustain have a rosier future after the European Parliament voted to limit the growth of biofuels such as palm oil in the transport sector.
… Orangutans' reprieve: EuroParl votes to limit biofuels The Ecologist | 28th April 2015 News Biofuels Forests Food Farming EU Law … Parliament voted to limit the growth of biofuels such as palm oil in the transport …
'Land grab' report highlights growing interest from speculators in ‘flex’ crops like soya, palm oil and sugarcane that can be used for biofuels or food
… Biofuels not food the biggest driver of 'land … cent of land-grabbing deals are for growing biofuels, according to new report 'Land grab' … palm oil and sugarcane that can be used for biofuels or food The amount of land acquired …
The biofuels of the future will depend on microbes, writes Almuth Ernsting: algae to produce the biomass, and fungi or bacteria to break cellulose down into useful molecules. Just one problem: wild strains aren't up to the job. So scientists are trying to genetically engineer supercharged 'synthetic biology' variants - which will inevitably enter the environment. What could possibly go wrong?
… life? The dangers of 'next generation' biofuels Almuth Ernsting | 30th September 2015 News Biofuels Energy GMOs Technology los-alamos-algal-biofuels-cut.jpg The biofuels of the future …
EU looking at the impact of land use changes on greenhouse gas emissions from moves to increase biofuel production
… Biofuels can be sustainable, say less … The Ecologist | 19th December 2009 News Biofuels Renewable amazondeforestastion.jpg Greenpeace say biofuel crops are often grown on land which …
Campaigners are outraged over airline Lufthansa and German government funding for jatropha biofuels trial
… Germany joins up with Lufthansa to sponsor biofuel six times worse than fossil fuels William McLennan | 19th April 2011 News Biofuels Renewables Energy Airlines … airline Lufthansa is running a six-month biofuel trail using the crop Jatropha …
The aviation industry deserves credit for being proactive about looking for alternatives to fossil fuels, says Paul Steele from the Air Transport Action Group
… Campaigners should support aviation industry biofuel trials The Ecologist | 20th April 2011 Comment Aviation Airlines Jathropa Biofuels Energy jatrophaaa1.jpg Aviation industry demand for biofuels can create a vital source of income …
Targets for increasing the use of biofuels to power cars, trains and buses will result in more ecosystems being converted to agriculture - actually increasing carbon emissions, says new report
… Europe's push on biofuels 'no better than fossil fuels' Tom Levitt | 8th November 2010 News Biofuels Climate Palm Oil News Politics And … Targets for increasing the use of biofuels to power cars, trains and buses will …
Last week Thomson announced the launch of a weekly flight to Palma, fuelled by old cooking oil. Henry Gass asks whether more sustainable air travel could finally be in sight
… Henry Gass | 12th July 2011 Ethical Living Biofuel Thomson Airways Greenpeace Theresa … for those looking keep their holidays green. Biofuels have been touted as the solution in … But with the launch of Britain's first biofuel-powered commercial flight approaching, …
European Commission guidance would allow biofuels to be labelled as sustainable even if forests have been destroyed to make way for the palm oil plantations
… News Renewables Palm Oil Plantations Energy Biofuels palmoillogging.jpg The EU is … upon its rules for classifying 'sustainable' biofuels European Commission guidance would allow biofuels to be labelled as sustainable even if …
The claims for biofuels make it seem truly a wonder crop. Mark Anslow separates the wheat from the chaff
… Biofuels - facts and fiction Mark Anslow | 19th February 2007 News Biofuels Bio-fuels Ethanol Bio-diesel Refinery … Energy Investigates_14.jpg The claims for biofuels make it seem truly a wonder crop. …
Plant fuels can never meet our current and growing energy needs and, as Robin Maynard reports, adopting a ‘carbohydrate economy’ may prove disastrous for our farmers, our food supply and our future
… Biofuels Report: Against the Grain Robin Maynard | 1st March 2007 News Biofuels Ethanol Diesel Farming Agriculture Biofuel Food Security Agribusiness Bio-fuels …
Industry research says biofuels, not electric cars or biogas likely to make up majority of renewable transport targets but admits some will need to be imported
… Biofuels rather than electric cars to meet … target The Ecologist | 22nd October 2009 News Biofuels Climate Change Renewables biofuels_2.0.jpg Crops grown for biofuel …
In his final State of the Union address, George Bush announced his support for the adoption of biofuels on a massive scale. But is the plan such a good idea? By Pat Thomas
… Biofuels Report: Introduction Pat Thomas | 1st March 2007 News Biofuels Farming Gm Transport Politics Lobbying Biofuel Agribusiness Carbon Dioxide Global …
Less than a month after George Bush used his State of the Union address to announce that the US would use biofuels to achieve energy independence, companies across the globe are threatening to stop production because of rising prices.
… the World Consider Halting Production of Biofuels as Price Soars 26th February 2007 News Biofuels Bio-fuels Diesel Petrol Ethanol … address to announce that the US would use biofuels to achieve energy independence, …
UK fund managers are selling investments in jatropha plantations as a wallet-swelling, planet-saving financial bonanza. But the reality for poor farmers is very different
… Jatropha biofuels: UK investors sell controversial crop … Wasley | 15th February 2010 News Energy Biofuels Jatropha Development jatrophaaa1.jpg … companies are marketing a controversial biofuel crop as an 'ethical investment' …
Matt Adam Williams explains why yesterday's European Parliament vote will likely have environmentally negative impacts on the other side of the world.....
… Biofuels vote bad news for orangutans Matt Adam Williams | 12th September 2013 News Biofuels Politics Economics orangutan.jpg What … to oil palm, a crop that's used to produce biofuels for foreign markets like Europe. …
UK fund managers are selling investments in jatropha plantations as a wallet-swelling, planet-saving financial bonanza. But the reality for poor farmers is very different. Andrew Wasley reports
… Jatropha biofuels: UK investors sell controversial crop … Wasley | 15th February 2010 News Energy Biofuels Jatropha Development jatrophaaa1.jpg … companies are marketing a controversial biofuel crop as an 'ethical investment' …
In an open letter to the press 8 members of parliament, from 5 different political parties, ask the EU to push for a tighter cap on biofuels........
… Time to take a tough stand on biofuels 23rd October 2013 Activism Biofuels Politics biofuesl.jpg Oilseed rape can be used as a food crop or in biofuels In an open letter to the press 8 …
Small-scale biofuels would reduce carbon emissions and help avert poverty in poorer countries, says Christian Aid report
… Massive subsidies for biofuels 'disastrous' The Ecologist | 17th August 2009 News Biofuels Deforestation Energy Climate Change Food And Farming biofuels.jpg Small-scale biofuels would reduce …