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Better land management could take the heat out of debate about the impact of biofuel on food production. The principal challenge today for the bioenergy industry is how to...

Commission urged to take account of indirect land-use change when assessing fuel emissions. A group of scientists and economists has called on the EU to recognise the...

Seven schemes to verify credentials of biofuel. The European Commission has announced that seven schemes will be authorised to verify that biofuel produces greenhouse-gas...

Commission to propose emissions calculation, but MEPs want different values for each crop. A cross-party group of MEPs is urging the European Commission to distinguish...

Leading economist says changes in land use caused by biofuel mean that the EU's policy may cause more emissions than thought. The European Union should adjust course on...

Study admits harmful effects on land use are possible from growing energy crops Further regulation of biofuel may be needed to ensure that its use does not inadvertently...

Researchers say land-use change for biofuel could cause massive carbon dioxide emissions. An area of unspoilt land twice the size of Belgium could be converted into fields...

International demand for palm oil is huge – and growing – but provokes great controversy. Sébastien Risso says the environmental damage caused by extracting palm...

Internal emails and documents on the EU's biofuel policy cast doubt over the European Commission's ability to legislate. Growing crops for fuel was once seen as part of the...

Riw was settled by quashing publication of part of report that was unfavourable towards biofuel policy. The European Commission's energy and agriculture departments tried to...

Study used by Commission has unravelled. The trade department is one of four Commission departments that were asked to assess the environmental risks and benefits of using...

A study for the European Commission suggests growing biofuel crops can create more greenhouse gases than it saves. Doubts have been cast on the EU's biofuel policy in the...

Political decisions are needed to help the aviation sector reduce its carbon footprint. Your article “Flights of fancy” (‘Sustainable transport' special report, 17-23...

Biofuels were once seen as the future of energy production but concerns about the damage they can do has clouded their reputation. For a brief period, biofuels bloomed in...

EU negotiators agree green standards for biofuels; agreement on renewables directive expected tomorrow. The EU's member states, parliament and executive have reached...

Biofuels standards left out of agreement; emissions from fuels to be cut by 6% by 2020. The EU institutions reached a deal on a law to promote greener transport fuels, but...

The last salvo in a long-running correspondence about biofuels and their environmental impact. Javier Salgado Leirado of Abengoa Bioenergy does not believe that the...

In the run-up to final negotiations on biofuel sustainability criteria, the European Parliament's energy committee (ITRE) has threatened to kill off the European biofuel...

Biofuels that are do not bring environmental benefits should not be brought to market. It is unfortunate, especially considering the millions of euros his company is...

There are plenty of biofuels that do not require land to be cleared. Ten major reports this year from international and European technical agencies have warned that using...