BIOFUELS: PART OF THE SOLUTION, OR JUST CONTRIBUTING FUTHER TO ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES?
March 1st, 2012
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
WITH liquid fuels expected to remain the main energy source for transport for the foreseeable future, despite the continuing bad press about their carbon footprint, biofuels - especially second generation fuels based on waste - are still recognised as a useful means of lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Over the next decade, demand for biofuels in the European Union (EU) alone is estimated to increase from around 10,000 kilotonnes of oil equivalent in 2010 to 30,000 kilotonnes - with the majority of this demand likely for biodiesel, ...
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