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UK proposes double-counting biofuels to meet EU green targets

2013-12-10 10:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Britain has proposed a way to lower the European Union's 2020 target for renewable energy by counting the contribution from biofuels twice, avoiding the need for billions of euros in investment, a document shows. Policy on transport fuel made from crops and other plant matter has stirred heated debate because of concern some biofuels add to greenhouse emissions and drive up food prices. Energy ministers later this week will debate policy reform. Diplomats said the British biofuel idea was...

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