European Study Looks at Biofuels Land Use Effects on Biodiversity

Grainnet.com
Date Posted: April 27, 2009

Current estimates state that transport is responsible for about 25% of the energy-related greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

While biofuels are seen as a possible means to reduce these emissions, they are under heavy discussion in terms of economic cost benefits and their environmental and social impacts.

The EU promotes the production of biofuels and has set a target of 5.75% share of biofuels in the transport section for all EU Member States by 2010, and a target of 10% to be reached by 2020.
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