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Biofuels – Handle with care

08/02/2012

Climate justice & energy Food, farming & nature Resource justice & new economies Community & renewable energy Food & farming / agriculture Fossil fuels Nature
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08/02/12
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This analysis of EU biofuel policy highlights the failure of EU law to account for the environmental impact of indirect land use change when calculating the greenhouse gas benefits of biofuels meaning there is a substantial risk that current EU biofuel policy will cause more harm than good.

The report also warns that current EU legislation fails to address the risks to biodiversity and to vulnerable communities in some of the poorest regions of the world.

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