Managing away from “splash and dash”

13 Nov 07

Turning over good agricultural soil to the production of raw materials for biofuels makes little sense but it is a stepping off point in the drive towards greater fuel sustainability. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has distanced itself from remarks made by UN special rapporteur Jean Ziegler last month.Potential conflicts between bioenergy production and the protection of the environment, sustainable development, food security of the rural poor and the economic development of countries supplying feedstock should be urgently addressed, it said in a report issued at the 20th World Energy Congress.

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