Those who were interested in the discussion on this site about land use for biofuels, the loss of set-aside for this use and the consequent damage to bird life may like to follow this link:
John
http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/ ... olicy.html
Biofuels policy left in tatters
21-01-2008
A leaked internal European Commission document gives a damning verdict on the EU's proposals to set a mandatory 10 per cent target for the use of biofuels in transport. The report, obtained by Friends of the Earth Europe and BirdLife International, reveals that the EU's biofuels policy is likely to have a net cost of up to 65 billion euros, need huge amounts of land outside of Europe and questions whether it will make any greenhouse gas savings at all.[
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