Biofuels more cost than benefit?
LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) — Land used for purposes other than agriculture, such as biofuels, could take up an area roughly the size of Belgium, a European report found.
The European Union aims to rely on renewable resources for as much as 10 percent of its yearly energy needs by 2020. A report released Monday by the Institute for European Environmental Policy, however, finds that biofuel production could have secondary effects like increases in greenhouse gas emissions unless the sector is managed effectively.
The report finds that using biofuels could “lead to between 80.5 percent and 167 percent more greenhouse gas emissions than meeting the same need through fossil fuel use.”