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The EU emissions savings through biofuels depends on the way they are produced (Photo: European Community, 2006)

Biofuels - green or mean?

Using biofuels could be one of the ways the EU achieves its goal of being less dependent on fossil fuels from abroad and at the same time cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

The European Commission's strategy on biofuels came out in February and attempts to set a plan for the member states to promote and prepare for large scale use of biofuels across the 25-nation bloc.

Biofuels are made of the same products as fossil fuels - plants, trees and animal waste - except it can be produce...

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The EU emissions savings through biofuels depends on the way they are produced (Photo: European Community, 2006)

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