re: #88 publicityStunted

The problem with biofuels is that they may actually cause more carbon emissions than they prevent. It’s particularly bad in 3d world countries where clear cutting forests to plant biofuel crops is destroying sensitive habitats and the regulatory regime to protect those habitats simply isn’t there. There’s also the issue of how much energy is required to create the biofuel and transport it where it can be combined with regular fuels. Throw in the problems with using food stocks for biofuels and you can actually increase food costs for millions who can least afford it.

Now, if the biofuels were created from algae and other biomatter that doesn’t affect food supplies and doesn’t result in clear cutting forests, we might be on to something.