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UK urged to back EU biofuels cap
2013-09-08 21:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: The government is being urged to back moves to curb the use of biofuels in Europe amid concerns they are causing hunger in poor countries and contributing to climate change. The heads of Oxfam, ActionAid, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have written to ministers and MEPs calling on them support a cap on biofuels produced from crops such as sugar cane or palm oil. They warn that EU backing for biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels for transport is pushing up food prices and driving...
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