Biodiesels pollute more than crude oil, leaked data show

Greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels such as palm oil, soybean and rapeseed are higher than those for fossil fuels when the effects of Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) are counted, according to leaked EU data seen by EurActiv.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Bioenergy http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-biomass/

European Commission: DG Energy: Renewable Energy: Biofuels http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/renewable-energy/biofuels

ESO: Background information: An EU Strategy for Biofuels http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-an-eu-strategy-for-biofuels/

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