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UN Special Rapporteur: EU must phase out biofuel incentives

actionaidbiofuels — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:58:22 +0000

The EU biofuels policy may have a negative impact on developing countries, in terms of enjoyment of the right to food, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter, wrote to the EU Member States and the European Commission on April 18th.

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Drivers-burn-fuel-feed-million-people-year/story-18889246-detail/story.html

actionaidbiofuels — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:52:42 +0000

ActionAid claims drivers in the South West are unknowingly contributing to world hunger by burning enough biofuel to feed a million people for a whole year.

Why biofuels are not a sensible solution to climate change | RTCC - Climate change news

actionaidbiofuels — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:29:58 +0000

Originally hailed as the solution not only to Europe’s dependency on energy imports but also as a way to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions from road transport, biofuels are now losing their lustre.

Jean Ziegler: 'Biofuels a big cause of famine'

actionaidbiofuels — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:24:20 +0000

If you have a car that runs on biofuel, you would have to use 352 kilograms of corn in order to fill up a 50-liter tank. A child in Zambia or Mexico - where corn is a basic staple - could live on this amount for a whole year.

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Action-Aid-reveals-bio-fuels-plays-world-hunger/story-18846089-detail/story.html

actionaidbiofuels — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:55:53 +0000

Action Aid reveals how bio-fuels plays a part in world hunger

BBC News - Biofuels: 'Irrational' and 'worse than fossil fuels'

actionaidbiofuels — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:41:50 +0000

The UK's "irrational" use of biofuels will cost motorists around £460 million over the next 12 months, a think tank says.

More corn for biofuels means fewer grasslands and wetlands

actionaidbiofuels — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:51:12 +0000

Using data on crop cover from USDA, researchers demonstrate that the rate of land use change to corn and soy is comparable to deforestation rates in Brazil and Indonesia in the 1980s.

Ministers hostile to biofuel limit

actionaidbiofuels — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:10:23 +0000

Environment ministers meeting in Brussels today (21 March) expressed scepticism about a European Commission proposal to limit the amount of biofuel made from food crops that can be used to meet the Commission's renewable fuel goals.

Insight: how will biofuels change land use?

actionaidbiofuels — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:02:38 +0000

As global population rises, the increased demand for biofuels as well as meat and meat-based products will require more dedicated cropland, at the possible expense of forests and grasslands.

Biofuels Suffering from High Corn Prices and Dropping Demand

actionaidbiofuels — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:40:10 +0000

According to a new report from the New York Times, the ongoing drought in the Midwest is causing the American biofuels industry to begin crumbling around the edges.