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Sugar cane - destined for Europe's fuel tanks? (Photo: Wikipedia)

The 'war' on biofuels comes to Brussels

EU leaders have just agreed to try and get legislation on the bloc's ambitious green targets approved by early next year but criticism about the role of biofuels as part of the pollution-reducing measures has been growing.

The increasing debate about whether EU support for the production of biofuels – it wants them to account for 10 percent of fuel for transport by 2020 - would actually contribute to environmental damage as well as pushing up world food prices is being conducted globa...

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Sugar cane - destined for Europe's fuel tanks? (Photo: Wikipedia)

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