France seeks EU loophole for French Guiana to power space sector with biofuels
Campaigners have warned the exemption risks setting an incentive for increased logging in Europe’s corner of the Amazon forest.
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Indonesia calls EU palm oil fuel ban ‘discriminatory’, ‘protectionist’
Indonesia’s foreign ministry has slammed the EU’s proposed ban on palm oil in biofuels
Shipping’s climate deal sets up battle over pollution calculations for gas and biofuels
The IMO will set emissions intensity levels for different fuels that decide how ship owners will be rewarded or penalised for using them in new green push
Biofuels can increase ozone pollution more than gasoline – study
NEWS: Burning ethanol in cars can worsen air pollution, adding to the green concerns surrounding biofuels
Biofuel carbon emissions ‘higher than expected’ – study
Green credentials of biofuels face further scrutiny after study shows indirect emissions more than previous estimates
Biomass could provide 44% of UK energy by 2050 – study
New research shows that Britain is wasting an opportunity to generate homegrown renewable energy from biomass
Canada tar sands set to benefit from EU 2030 climate plan
EU proposal to drop curbs on imported fuels could boost CO2 emissions from transport by 32 megatonnes
New report says biofuels will add £100bn to fuel bills
Research follows EU climate commissioner’s call for caution on future of biofuel.
Five things we learned about climate change this week
President Obama, Ban Ki-moon and NASA all had something to say in a hectic week of climate change news. RTCC runs through five ideas to takeaway from the week.
Scientists make underwater biofuel breakthrough
New discovery means ethanol can be produced from seaweed, sparing food crops.
US Navy tests genetically modified algal fuel
Navy and shipping firm Maersk collaborate on largest ever biofuel shipping trials
Report: Biofuel investment better than electric vehicles for meeting renewable energy transport targets
Study calls for extra funding in domestic UK biofuel production to ensure EU road and rail cuts are achieved.
Aviation could run on sustainable fuels by 2050, says British Airways
Aviation could run on sustainable fuels by 2050, but current designs of planes mean liquid fuel – particularly biofuels – will have a role for at least 50 years, according to British Airways’ Environmental Manager.
Biofuel flights clouded in controversy
As the first biofuel planes take to the sky in the UK and Spain; hailed as the first step towards lower emissions, green groups condemn them as environmentally harmful