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EU Exec Plans More Action On Unsustainable Biofuel [1]

The European Union's executive said on Wednesday it was looking at further measures to tackle the unwanted side-effects of biofuels production, which compromise the fuels' green credentials.

After a two-year investigation, the European Commission said the complex issue of "indirect land use change" could lessen carbon savings from biofuels, but it stopped short of immediately recommending new b

Publication Date: 
23/12/2010
Planet Ark (Australia) [2]
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Biofuel [3], Energy [4], European Union (EU) [5], Green House Gases [6]
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