15 Aug 07 Biofuels should benefit the poor, not the rich

Much of the current debate on bioenergy, focusing on negative aspects such as sharply increased food prices and erosion of biodiversity, ob-scures the sector's huge potential to reduce hunger and poverty, says Jacques Diouf, FAO's Director General in the FT ...

14 Aug 07 UN urges rethink on biofuels

The Director-General of FAO, Jacques Diouf, has called for a high-level meeting to be held in June 2008 'to lay down rules for the international bioenergy market'. The bioenergy strategy should focus on ensuring that a large percentage of the ...

09 Aug 07 A look at US-Brazil ethanol trade and policy

Brazil and the USA are experiencing an ethanol investment boom. Paul W. Gallagher, associate professor from Iowa State University, says that agriculture in both countries is being reorganized to boost biomass production, but duties and tariffs may finally dictate the ...

09 Aug 07 Increasing Grain Prices Making Operating cost of First-Generation and Second-Generation Biofuels similar; Capital Costs Remain an Impediment

According to Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining (BioFPR) journal, increase in grain prices are now resulting in similar operating costs for first and second generation biofules.http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/08/increasing-grai.html

07 Aug 07 Brazil Invests $50 M in Ethanol from Sugarcane Projects

The State of Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and Dedini S/A Industrias de Base joint venture is investing US$ 50 million for research and projects focused on advancing the obtention of ethanol from sugarcane in Sao Paulo, Brazil.http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=49561

07 Aug 07 Expert: Biofuels will help fight hunger

There is a common idea that biofuels will increase food prices and that they are not energy efficient. A far more complex reality is that they may temporarily increase food prices, but this doesn't imply people will starve. On the ...

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