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) …
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 …
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 …
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 …
An open letter signed by over 230 organisations and individuals – including author/campaigner Mark Lynas and Green Party MEP Caroline Lucas – has been sent to the European Union calling for ministers to vote against planned biofuel targets at the EU Summit on Friday.
… 230 say 'no' to EU's biofuels directive 7th March 2007 News Biofuels EU Biodiesel Ethanol Climate Change … calling for ministers to vote against planned biofuel targets at the EU Summit on Friday. …
The world’s forests are natural carbon ‘sinks’ that remove and store atmospheric CO2. So why, in the name of saving the earth, asks Renton Righelato, are we cutting down these precious resources to make way for fuel crops?
… Biofuels Report: Forests or Fuel Renton Righelato | 1st March 2007 News Biofuels Ethanol Biodiesel Crops Trees Deforestation Carbon Sinks Biofuel Carbon Dioxide Global Warming … fuel crops? Most analyses of the benefits of biofuels focus chiefly on the crop/fuel cycle, …
We didn’t want GM on your table, but the crucial question now is, will we allow it in our tanks? Robin Maynard and Pat Thomas report
… Maynard Pat Thomas | 29th March 2007 News Gm Biofuel Maize Oilseed Monsanto Syngenta Biofuel Agribusiness Bio-fuels Agribusiness … a lynchpin in the success or failure of the biofuels revolution. If the biotech industry …
Our attempts to adapt to, and mitigate, the effects of climate change, such as using biofuels, could worsen the direct effects of climate change on our ecoystems
… | 19th August 2010 News Climate Change Biofuels Society Lifestyle Biodiversity tractor.jpg Demand for biofuels as an alternative to fossil-fuel is … the effects of climate change, such as using biofuels, could worsen the direct effects of …
The third report of the year from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is expected to green-light nuclear power and large-scale biofuel production as a way of tackling climate change, to the dismay of environmentalists worldwide.
… IPCC set to green-light nuclear power and biofuels 1st May 2007 News Climate Change … Panel On Climate Change Nuclear Power Nuclear BiofuelBiofuels Hydrogen Carbon Dioxide Global …
Renewables good, fossil fuels bad... unless, of course, renewables begin to take up more and more land in order to meet our energy needs. Paul Kingsnorth adds fuel to a tricky debate.
… April 2008 News Renewables Nimby Wind Solar Biofuels Land Use Equity Climate Change Dams … renewable sources – is a big ask indeed. From biofuels to wind farms, solar panels to … is in the increasingly bitter battle over biofuels. When the idea of growing crops for …
The world fervour for biofuels continues to grow at an alarming pace. In this comprehensive special report, the Ecologist examines the facts, fictions and fabrications behind this ballooning industry. The results are worrying...
… Ecologist Special Report: Biofuels The Ecologist | 1st March 2007 News Biofuels Report Ethanol Biodiesel Biofuel Carbon Dioxide Global Warming …
China has announced a major drive towards the use of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel - just as another report pours more water on the idea that biofuels will end the energy crisis.
… Biofuels drive could cause more harm than good 8th October 2007 News Biofuels Ethanol Biodiesel China Energy Biofuel Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Climate …
Biofuelwatch warn of an unfolding 'biomassacre' as the UK is set to rely on a growing amount of wood-based biomass, driving landgrabbing, replacing old growth forests with plantations, destroying biodiversity and causing air pollution
… February 2012 Activism Climate Change Energy Biofuels Black Carbon Air Pollutiion Forests Biomass Coal foreststrees.jpg Biofuelwatch warn of an unfolding … will be only too well aware how palm oil for biofuels causes rainforest destruction on, …
A new GM bacterium can produce bioethanol from coarse switchgrass, rather than using food crops like maize, writes Tim Radford. It does this by 'digesting' the tough cellulose that yeasts are unable to break down.
… from grass Tim Radford | 15th June 2014 News Biofuel Farming USA Science Food Climate … one-step process that turns plant tissue into biofuel. A genetically-engineered bacterium … into something suitable for fermentation. Biofuel is already big business in the US, …
We, the signatories of this declaration, are calling on the European Union (EU) to exclude bioenergy from its next Renewable Energy Directive (RED), and thereby stop direct and indirect subsidies for renewable energy from biofuels and wood-burning.
… from the EU's renewable energy definition Biofuelwatch co-signatories | 10th February 2016 Comment Biofuels Climate Change Indigenous Peoples EU … indirect subsidies for renewable energy from biofuels and wood-burning. The EU is provoking …
The Drax power station in North Yorkshire is among Britain's greatest greenhouse gas emitters, writes Almuth Ernsting. Not only is it burning some 6 million tonnes of coal every year, it is also burning its way through forests in the USA and other countries as it converts to biomass-fired units, rewarded by £1.3 million a day in subsidies. Join the #AxeDrax protest this weekend!
… unite for climate justice against coal and biofueled deforestation Almuth Ernsting | 18th … 2016 Activism Climate Change Emissions Energy Biofuels Fossil Fuels Coal Forests USA UK … to the Facebook events page , or email it to Biofuelwatch so that we can upload it. You can …
Soaring fuel prices and stratospheric carbon emissions bode ill for the aviation industry. Is flying beyond redemption? Mark Anslow tries some blue-sky thinking
… with one engine operating on a weak blend of biofuel. All these incremental steps, however, … one engine running on a 20 per cent blend of biofuel made from coconuts and babassu nuts, … common practice? The big problem with using biofuels at altitude – both biodiesel and …
Palm oil is in our food, cleaning products and fuel. But it's destroying rainforest and contributing to climate change. Sustainable certification schemes have been set up, but campaigners increasingly question whether they work
… Cleaning Food And Farming Beauty Cosmetics Biofuels Climate Change Greenpeace Friends Of … in lubricants, paints, pesticides and biofuels. Yet palm oil is also responsible for … of stopping. Much of this demand comes from biofuel producers, who champion palm oil as a …
Growing crops to solve the planet’s energy needs doesn’t work. Recycling the energy in our waste just might have a significant part to play. By Jeremy Smith & Jon Hughes
… | 29th March 2007 News Biogas Sweden Bush Biofuel Dung Biomass Biofuel Biotechnology Agribusiness Farming … to use their natural resources is tantamount. Biofuels there have been used as a fuel …