A European drive to source a tenth of vehicle fuel from plants by 2020 may have to be scaled down. Brice Lalond, the head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Developmentés round table on sustainable development said it may ...

Governments need to scrap subsidies for biofuels, as the current rush to support alternative energy sources will lead to surging food prices and the potential destruction of natural habitats, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warned.http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e780d216-5fd5-11dc-b0fe-0000779fd2ac.html

The International Institute for Sustainable development has issued a new report entitled Biofuels- At What Cost? The report addresses government support for ethanol and biodiesel production in selected OECD countries. http://www.globalsubsidies.org/IMG/pdf/biofuel_synthesis_report_26_9_07_master_2_.pdf

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates this year's global wheat production 3.6 per cent higher than last year. The output of rice and coarse cereals is also 5.3 per cent more than last year's harve

In 2006, biodiesel sales in Germany rose to 2.8 million tons, accounting for almost 5 percent of the country's total transport fuel sales. According to spokesperson for the German Environment Ministry, Tobias Dunow,  "More pure biodiesel would require a new ...

"Biofuels for Transport: Global Potential and Implications for Energy and Agriculture," authored by the Worldwatch Institute and published by Earthscan finds that rising food prices caused by heavy demand in biofuels could benefit the world's rural poor.http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story;jsessionid=8B4AEBA8C358B728734848BF690A370B?id=49689