EU set for landmark vote on future of biofuels
MEPs to decide on transport limits for crop based biofuels with hunger, indirect land use change and carbon emissions topping agenda
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See allEU biofuels policy will push ‘thousands’ of Africans into poverty
Actionaid cites interviews with Sierra Leone villagers who say they have lost land and food to companies focused on growing biofuels for Europe
Warsaw climate pact: Greenpeace, WWF & Oxfam reactions
Reaction from Greenpeace, WWF, Oxfam, the Climate Insitite and other NGOs to the end of the COP19 climate summit
Biofuels could increase UK motor costs by £224 million per year
ActionAid report says biofuel costs are likely to send petrol bills spiralling, but producers disagree
Climate adaptation planning ‘could have prevented’ Uttarakhand deaths
Local expert tells RTCC lives could have been saved if government had enforced rules banning construction of buildings on flood plans
Climate finance: the elephant that’s not even in the room
Lack of progress on climate finance flows could fatally undermine attempts to broker a global deal in 2015
Why biofuels are not a sensible solution to climate change
Anders Dahlbeck from ActionAid argues biofuels are threatening world climate and hunger goals and should be carefully regulated
Oxfam & ActionAid welcome EU biofuels clampdown
Industry to fall in line as EU halves biofuel target from edible feedstocks in wake of price spikes and fuel versus food debate.
Green Climate Fund board meets for first time amid controversy over transparency
Clause allows board members to silence civil society as groups raise fears over openness of flagship climate finance vehicle.
EU “will not abandon” biofuels in face of renewed criticism
Bloc continues to see role for the technology in its fight against climate change despite claims linking it human rights abuses and concerns over food prices.
Do biofuels have a sustainable future?
As a leading NGO calls on the EU to turn its back on biofuels over food price and human rights fears, is there a sustainable path for the industry?
New report says biofuels will add £100bn to fuel bills
Research follows EU climate commissioner’s call for caution on future of biofuel.