Grass biofuels 'cut CO2 by 94%'
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Producing biofuels from a fast-growing grass emits up to 94% less carbon dioxide than petrol, a US study finds.
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Climate decision-makers have little faith in biofuels, a study released at the UN climate talks in Bali reveals.
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BERLIN, Dec 29  (IPS/IFEJ) - Until a few months ago, the production of  crop-based fuels was the best energy business imaginable in  Germany, thanks to growing demand supported by the government.  That's no longer the case.
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US carbon-dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels fell by 1.3 percent in 2006, the federal government said Wednesday, citing weather conditions and higher energy prices as factors.
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Even as some states are mandating ethanol as part of the fuel mix, new research suggests that some biofuels are less ecofriendly than they seem.
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New materials provide a potentially cheaper way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
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Â· More digestible feedstuff reduces production of gasÂ· Farmers could switch to different grass varieties
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Investor's Business Daily - The European Union agreed on measures to fight global warming, pledging that a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green power sources such as wind turbines and solar panels by 2020 and that 10% of European cars will run on biofuels. The binding accord, the 1st to go beyond the 35-nation Kyoto Protocol in its targets for greenhouse gas emissions cuts, does not include an enforcement mechanism.
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The growth rate of worldwide energy consumption could be cut by more than half over the next 15 years through more aggressive energy-efficiency effort, according to a study.
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University of Minnesota scientists recently reported research results  indicating that biofuels derived from grassland plants yield up to twice  as much energy, per unit of land, as corn-based ethanol does.
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Growth in global emissions of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas carbon dioxide slowed slightly last year, preliminary data from the U.S. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) suggest.
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Making ethanol from corn is expensive. Better biofuels are years away from the gas tank. But do we really have any alternative?
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The full emissions costs of producing biofuels are higher than those linked to the production of conventional fuels, scientists said.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- If current government policies stay as they are, emissions of carbon dioxide from energy production activities will grow by about 60 percent between now and 2030, a report released by the International Energy Agency on Tuesday said.
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The full emissions costs of producing biofuels are higher than producing conventional fuels, scientists said.
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Hydrogen is good, but biofuel is now, says biofuel exec.
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PARIS, October 30  (IPS) - A new project to develop an integrated sugarcane  facility in Kenya could be a boost for biofuels production in  east Africa.