What EU studies say on biofuels' indirect damage

12 Jul 2011
Four leaked European Union documents cast new light on the risks to the environment from the EU's strategy to promote biofuels. Here are some of the findings: IS INDIRECT LAND-USE CHANGE SIGNIFICANT? Commission Scientific Workshop, Italy: "The experts unanimously agreed that, even when uncertainties are high, there is strong evidence that the indirect land-use change effect is significant." International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) study: "This report confirms that emissions related to land use changes driven by biofuel policies are a serious concern. Nearly half of the expected gains of shifting from fossil fuels to renewable biofuels disappear.

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