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The EU is insisting it will stick with compulsory targets for biofuel use despite growing unease over their ecological benefits. The goal of them making up at least 10 per cent of energy used by the EU's huge transportation sector by 2020 will remain because voluntary agreements have failed miserably so far, a spokesman said yesterday. "If you don't have targets, you don't make progress" in combating climate change, he said. The European Commission denied biofuels were helping push up world...
By Kimberly Chow Associated Press BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union will ignore critics who accuse it of helping to boost food prices by embracing a binding target for the use of biofuels, officials said Friday. The European Commission is sticking to its proposal that biofuels account for at least 10 percent of energy used by the EU's huge transportation sector by 2020, because voluntary targets have failed miserably so far, EU spokesman Michael Mann said. "If you don't have targets,...
Titan Global Holdings, which holds fuel retail and distribution assets, has announced the formation of Titan Global Energy Resources, and has appointed James Peeples as the executive vice president of the newly formed company. Titan has reportedly formed Titan Global Energy Resources (Tiger) in response to the unprecedented run up in worldwide fuel prices and the widely accepted view that high energy demand and fuel prices are a permanent part of the macroeconomic global landscape. Titan and...
By Lawrence T. Beckerle It's a little amusing to listen to West Virginia politicians and editors speak out against the federal subsidies to produce more biofuels. More than that, it's sad because it's a sure sign that they don't understand what is going on. The move toward biofuels is by stringent pollution-control standards. For a few years, automakers were able to postpone ever more stringent standards by showing the pollution-control equipment wouldn't work with the sulfur levels that...
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/18a19d/latin_america_mark) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Latin America Market for Second and Third Generation Biofuels" to their offering. This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Latin America Market for Second and Third Generation Biofuels provides an overview of the different emerging practices and technologies in the biofuel market. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts...
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/da2d0c/biofuels_greenho) has announced the addition of the "Biofuels & Greenhouse Gas Emissions" report to their offering. Biofuel is any fuel that is derived from biomass - recently living organisms or their metabolic byproducts, such as manure from cows. It is a renewable energy source, unlike other natural resources such as petroleum, coal, and nuclear fuels. Agricultural products specifically grown for use as...
By Anonymous BIOFUELS Biofuels widely are considered one of the most promising sources of renewable energy by policymakers and environmentalists alike. However, unless principles and standards for production are developed and implemented, certain biofuels will cause severe environmental impacts and reduce biodiversity-the very opposite of what is desired, according to a study published by the Society for Conservation Biology, Bothell, Wash., which qualitatively contrasts major potential...
The U.N. will lead a climate talk Monday in Germany where they will meet with experts to forge a new global warming pact during a time when critics are partly blaming higher food and energy prices on climate change measures.The meeting looks to find an acceptable climate deal to be enforced after the first round of the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. This will be the second of eight meetings.Scientists say greenhouse gas such as carbon dioxide could cause catastrophic climate change. The Bonn...
Latin American nations could become important suppliers of ethanol for world markets in coming decades, according to an Oak Ridge National Laboratory study released recently.The report, "Biofuel Feedstock Assessment for Selected Countries," presents findings from research conducted in support of a larger study of "Worldwide Potential to Produce Biofuels with a focus on U.S. Imports" by the Department of Energy. The ORNL study highlights the importance of Brazil's dynamic sugarcane industry in...
More evidence is piling up that biofuels may not be the boon to energy resources that they've been touted to be. In recent years, studies have pointed out several potential problems with using biofuels, such as ethanol, as energy sources. Some research has indicated it may take more energy to make the ethanol than it would ultimately provide as a fuel. Some types of ethanol when burned may not cut down on the release of greenhouse gases as much as was hoped. And devoting more...
