Royal Society: UK gov needs to grow a biofuels policy
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Making a bad problem worse The British government must set policies to ensure that the current drive towards biofuels does not make a bad situation even worse.â¦
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In cutting across-the-board subsidies for biofuels, governments in Europe are discovering how difficult it can be to figure out whether a particular fuel has been produced in an environmentally friendly manner.
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Climate change demands Britain consider building new nuclear power plants, says Lord May, the Royal Society president.
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BRUSSELS, Nov 6 (IPS) - A body tasked with shaping European Union policy on  biofuels is dominated by companies with a vested interest in  promoting this source of energy, environmentalists have claimed.
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Science & environment: Britons know that the planet is heating up - but are still not ready to change their lifestyle
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Some key provisions include: ÃÂ· Using 36 billion gallons of biofuels yearly by 2022
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Hydrogen is good, but biofuels is now, says biofuel exec.
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Science & environment: Britain will lobby for a lower national target for renewable energy, John Hutton has indicated.
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The public needs to have greater say in scientific decision-making, the British Association leader says.
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Life & style: On a London industrial estate, 25,000 litres of used cooking oil are turned into biodiesel every month - so why the flak from environmentalists?
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As CO2 build-up accelerates Government ministers are trying to find a way to wriggle out of the Britain's commitment to derive a significant portion of its energy from renewable sources, according to The Guardian.â¦
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Science & environment: Using biofuels could have a greater environmental impact than fossil fuels, according to experts
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BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (IPS) - The European Union has decided to maintain a target  for increasing the use of biofuels despite mounting concerns that  its strategy could worsen global hunger.
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Across the globe, huge demand for biofuels has created tension between using land to produce fuel and using it for food.
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Biofuels, championed for reducing energy  reliance, boosting farm revenues and helping fight climate  change, may in fact hurt the environment and push up food  prices, a study suggested on Tuesday.
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And for government to listen to advice... Minister for Innovation John Denham said the scientific community needs to improve its engagement with the public and that government needs to pay more attention to science when making policy.â¦
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The UK Conservative Party has some challenging environmental policies, though there are several glaring gaps.