Biofuel plans 'will make 100 million hungry'
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The EU wants at least ten per cent of transport fuels to come from renewable sources within the next ten years. This target will be met in the main by industrial biofuels – fuels made on an industrial scale from agricultural crops, including important staple foods. The majority are likely to come from developing countries.
But, says Action Aid in Meals per gallon: the impact of industrial biofuels on people and global hunger, the proposed legislation would lead to a nearly fourfold increase in...
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