deforestation http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/22841/all en Biofuels Harm Planet, Cost More, British Group Says http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/biofuels-harm-planet-cost-more-british-group-says <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Chatham House think tank says biofuels are ‘worse than fossil fuels.’ </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/mike-ciandella">Mike Ciandella</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">Biofuels harm the planet more than fossil fuels, and even lead to greater deforestation, according to a <a href="http://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/public/Research/Energy,%20Environment%20and%20Development/0413pp_biofuels.pdf">report</a> put out this month by the British think tank <a href="http://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/about-chatham-house">Chatham House</a>. The study also said that biofuels are far less cost effective than traditional fuels.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/biofuels-harm-planet-cost-more-british-group-says" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Climate Change Energy Environment Government biofuels Chatham House cooking oil for fuel deforestation E15 energy ethanol food shortages fossil fuels fuel fuel mandates Great Britain Indonesia research UK wave of the future Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:00:06 +0000 julia.seymour 43196 at http://archive2.mrc.org