Are Biofuels a Good Idea? Only if You're a Farmer or Shipping Company

Brazil to ask countries to quadruple biofuel use, leak suggests

Exclusive: Document sets draft pledge for leaders gathering at climate conference to increase usage of controversial fuelsBrazil will ask countries to quadruple the global use of controversial biofuels despite concerns from environmental experts, the Guardian has learned.A leaked document seen by the Guardian sets out a draft pledge for world leaders gathering at the climate conference next month in Brazil to increase the use of biofuels in the …

Are biofuels a good idea? Only if you're a farmer or shipping company

The rush to grow more biofuels continues, despite the fact they increase CO2 emissions rather than lower them, raise food prices and devastate nature. It has to stop, says Michael Le Page

Brazil wants sustainable fuels quadrupled

Brazil launched on Tuesday an initiative called the 'Belém Commitment for Sustainable Fuels' -or 'Belém 4x'- to quadruple production and use of sustainable fuels by 2035. The motion has been supported by India, Italy, and Japan, it was announced on the second and final day of Pre-COP negotiations in Brasilia.