05 Jul 07 EU eyes imports to quench biofuels thirst

High-level conference in Brussels, EU leaders said that Europe must open its doors to imports of biofuels from developing countries in order to reduce its oil dependency and cut carbon emissions. http://www.euractiv.com/en/trade/eu-eyes-imports-quench-biofuels-thirst/article-165289

05 Jul 07 EU, Brazil joins in strategic partnership

The first-ever EU-Brazil Summit held on July 2007 in Lisbon. The partnership is meant to improve cooperation between the EU and Brazil in areas like trade, renewable energy and the fight against poverty.http://www.euractiv.com/en/trade/eu-brazil-join-strategic-partnership/article-165263

04 Jul 07 China announces 'Agricultural Biofuel Industry Plan': new crops, higher targets

China’s Ministry of Agriculture released the Agricultural Biofuel Industry Plan yesterday This plan will provide guidance for country’s growing demand for biofuels. The plan focuses on a number of new crop bases to provide sufficient resources which means a shift ...

04 Jul 07 Growing bio-fuel demand underpinning higher agriculture prices

Increased demand for bio-fuels is causing fundamental changes to agricultural markets that could drive up world prices for many farm products, according to a new report published by the OECD and FAO. The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2007-2016 says temporary factors ...

03 Jul 07 Portugal to invite Brazil as EU partner, Lula to be present at high-level biofules meeting

EU has announced that it will invite Brazil into a select club of EU strategic partner countries. Brazil is a major biofuel producer and plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change. Portugal and Brazil have been cooperating intensively on ...

03 Jul 07 Humans use or abuse quarter of all energy from plants

According to a global analysis of agricultural production, nearly a quarter of the energy processed by land plants is either harvested by humans or lost due to our activities. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,2117393,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=18

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