Skyrocketing oil prices and growing concerns over global warming have led to a downright biofuels boom in recent months. By many, they are hailed as a sustainable source of energy and the answer to increasingly unstable oil supplies.
But amid the enthusiasm, unease is spreading. Do millions of people go hungry because we put their food into our tanks? Instead of reducing our carbon footprint, do biofuels make climate change even worse?
This website explores the debate surrounding biofuels from a British point of view. It investigates their benefits and downsides, gives you the arguments of critics and supporters, and looks into many other aspects of biofuel production in the UK.
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