Biofuels 'need strict standards'

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 23 Feb 2008, 06:43

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7259593.stm

BBC News - 22/02/08

Biofuels should only be produced if they meet strict environmental standards, an international group of lawmakers have concluded.

The legislators said the fuels also had to deliver significant savings of greenhouse gas emissions.

If such criteria were met, they said there should be an urgent review of the tariffs that currently block imports into markets such as the EU and US.

The forum was hosted by Brazil, one of the world's biggest biofuel producers.

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