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Biofuel production harms the poor [1]

The production of biofuels is fuelling poverty, human rights abuses and damage to the environment, Christian Aid has warned.

The charity said huge subsidies and targets in developed countries for boosting the production of fuels from plants such as maize and oil palm are exacerbating environmental and social problems in poor nations.

Publication Date: 
19/08/2009
Tribune (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Deforestation [3], Alternative Fuels [4], Climate Change [5], Biofuel [6], Poverty [7]

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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biofuel
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty