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Concerns over climate change have focused attention on the possibility of replacing fossil fuels with biofuels. Across the globe, researchers are testing potential raw materials such as soya and palm oil.
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Opinions and Analysis
Clean technology as a public good
Clean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change.
5 November 2009 | EN
Renewables the way forward for India
Renewables like solar, wind and biomass could help India meet its growing energy needs and create millions of jobs, says Anil K. Rajvanshi.
1 April 2009
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EN
Source: Nariphaltan
Policy Briefs
Anticipating the drawbacks of biofuels
Growing biofuels requires careful consideration, particularly with regards to food security and livelihoods.
16 January 2009
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Source: IWMI
News and Features
World needs sophisticated biofuel approach, urges report
Biofuels are neither a panacea nor a pariah, says a major UN report, but they must not be grown on productive cropland.
Wastepaper could be biofuel source
Wastepaper has been overlooked as a clean, cheap source of biofuel that could replace five per cent of petrol, say researchers.
Harvesting biofuel from solar panels
13 October 2009
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Source: Scientific American
Is the sun setting on jatropha's biofuel promise?
1 October 2009
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EN
Source: Nature
Information Services
Easier REDD than done
Designing a framework for reducing forest emissions that will live up to expectations will be hard
A climate for disease?
Will climate change worsen the burden of insect-borne disease? The scientific jury is still out
