BIOFUELS PROMOTED BY DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS

BY ALAN OSBORN DIFFERENT parts of the world have devised a wide range of regulations to promote biofuels as an answer to traditional fuels posed by supply and environmental concerns. Japan began promoting alternative fuels in the mid-70s following the oil crisis, replacing oil-powered electric generators with units driven by alternative fuels, as well as natural gas, coal and nuclear power. In America the promotion of ethanol as a means of making gasoline go further dates back to 1992. Europe has been relatively slow off the mark. Even as recently as 2000, ...


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