Biofuels Actually Increase Greenhouse Gases
By NunoXEI • May 17th, 2008 • Category: Blog
Biofuels use plants (corn, canola, palm oil, etc.) to produce a source of liquid energy that is then mixed with gasoline for cars. Many governments in Europe, the United States, Canada, Québec and elsewhere quickly adopted policies to encourage the production of biofuels, for example, by setting targets ranging from 5 to 10% biofuel content in gasoline, or by subsidizing the creation of ethanol or biodiesel plants. Sadly, what are missing are criteria in government policies to ensure that biofuels respond to the need for truly environmentally sustainable agriculture and to the primary goal of agriculture, namely, to feed human populations.
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