The European Union bans certain biofuel sources in draft law
Amidst renewed fears over the impact of biofuels on the environment, which a recent Royal Society report warned could “do more harm than good,” the European Union has issued a draft law that would propose a ban on the imports of bio fuels derived from crops grown on certain types of land — such as forests, wetlands and grasslands. It would also require them to deliver a — as yet undetermined — “minimum level of greenhouse gas savings.” Palm oil is cited by many as a particularly insidious source of biofuel because of the unacceptable environmental and societal costs it incurs.
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