BIOFUELS FACE TOUGH CHALLENGES TO BE A VIABLE EUGREEN ENERGY ALTERNATIVE
September 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
DOUBTS are growing about the wisdom of encouraging biofuel use in the European Union (EU) as a cornerstone of environmental policy aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The EU has painted itself into a corner with its renewable energy directive. Its 2020 green energy goals now loom large, with the transport sector set to increase its renewable energy use to 10% from 2007's 2.6%. Given the immaturity of alternative technologies, the EU has been expecting biofuels to contribute most of this target. And anticipating a growth in secondary ...
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