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ALTERNATIVE FUEL * Europe - Biofuel rules could cause more harm than good
Brussels,Belgium -HGV Ireland -November 12, 2009: -- There is a substantial risk that current EU biofuel policy will cause more harm than good, according to a new report published by leading environmental and development organisations... The report highlights the failure of EU law to account for the environmental impact of indirect land use change (ILUC) when calculating the greenhouse gas benefits of biofuels. When agricultural land is converted for biofuel production, land elsewhere will be converted for agriculture, releasing CO2 emissions, hence the term ‘indirect’ land use change, according to the report... The Commission is set to propose how it will integrate the impact of indirect land use change into biofuels sustainability requirements in Spring 2010... 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... (Photo from biodieselireland)* Ireland - Biodiesel back on agenda
Dublin,Ireland -HGV -November 10, 2009: -- Haulage operators will be fueling their trucks with a bio-diesel mix from the middle of next year, under changes announced by Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan... Minister Ryan is demanding that fuel companies ensure four per cent of their sales come from bio-fuels by the middle of next year... The Minister says the four cent target will be revised upwards as technology improves rising to 10 per cent by 2020... He added that the policy will help to cut Ireland’s emissions and develop the biofuels industry... (Photo from biodieselireland)Labels: alternative fuels
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