It has been suggested that the large scale use of biofuel, that is, fuel derived from biological materials, especially in combination with reforestation of large areas, can lead to a low-cost reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.

The European Commission (ec) recently warned it is planning legal action against many eu states that have failed to implement rules to promote biofuels. The 25 eu nations had to turn eu rules

There is an acute shortage of power for decentralized communities of the rural sector in India even after installing power generation capacity of about 110,000 MW. In order to meet rural energy needs, the decentralized power generation is an alternative measure and can be produced through renewable energy sources. There is tremendous potential of utilizing biomass in India, but direct use of biomass leads to inefficiency. Therefore in order to effectively utilize biomass, it is converted into biofuels such as biodiesels, ethanol, biogas and producer gas etc.

The global push towards a more biomass-based energy sector is ramping up efforts to adopt regionally appropriate high-yielding crops. As potential bioenergy crops are being moved around the world an assessment of the climatic suitability would be a prudent first step in identifying suitable areas of productivity and risk.

fiscal deficit. Diesel, the largest consumed petro-product in India is
also largely used in rural areas for agricultural purposes as well as meeting other energy needs. Cheaply available kerosene is being mixed with diesel and used in place of pure diesel. This is not only causing misuse of subsidized kerosene, damage to plant and machinery using it but also