Industry warns on crop fuel targets

The UK biofuels industry as represented by the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC)has joined forces with opponents of Europe’s push for a rapid increase in the use of fuels from plants who fear the practice could cause more environmental harm than good.

In addition, The Royal Society said in a report 'Sustainable Biofuels: prospects and challenges' that biofuels risk failing to deliver significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from transport and could even be environmentally damaging unless the UK Government puts the right policies in place.

BBC News, 14.1.08: EU promises sustainable plant fuel http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7187606.stm

Website: Environmental Industries Commission http://www.eic-uk.co.uk/main.cfm

The Royal Society: Press release, 14.1.08: Government needs to drive biofuels in right direction warns Royal Society http://royalsociety.org/news.asp?id=7367

The Royal Society: Sustainable Biofuels: prospects and challenges, 2008 http://royalsociety.org/displaypagedoc.asp?id=28632

BBC News, 14.1.08: EU rethinks biofuels guidelines http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7186380.stm

European Commission: DG Agriculture: Bioenergy: Biofuels http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/bioenergy/biofuels/index_en.htm

European Commission: DG Energy and Transport: Energy: Innovation and technological development in energy http://ec.europa.eu/energy/technology/index_en.htm

Deutsche Welle, 14.01.08: EU Rethinks Biofuels Targets As Criticism Mounts http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3057284,00.html

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