Photo: local artist Russ
There is a Department of Transport consultation out at the moment - see here. See more about this issue plus a short video and action to email the Government: http://www.actionaid.org.uk/biofuels
13 Apr 2011
Put food into mouths not cars
Photo: local artist Russ
There is a Department of Transport consultation out at the moment - see here. See more about this issue plus a short video and action to email the Government: http://www.actionaid.org.uk/biofuels
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"however the evidence is now clear and action must be taken"....what is the evidence??? To suggest that biofuels will "push a further 600 million people into hunger" is simply ridiculous and displays a serious lack of knowledge of the food economy, never mind biofuels.
As the campaign website says in just five African countries, 1.1 million hectares have already been given over to biofuels - an area the size of Belgium. Last year, 90% of UK biofuels were imported, mostly from Europe, the US and South America. If the government trebles our target, it’s most likely that the extra biofuel will come from developing countries meaning more communities will suffer these devastating consequences. Some suggest the 600m estimate is an underestimate.
Thanks for comments - there are many factors affecting food prices - see the two films from the Stroud Coffee House Discussion that I uploaded onto my blog today:
http://ruscombegreen.blogspot.com/2011/04/stroud-discusses-will-there-be-world.html
Food speculation is one of the most serious - film two covers that. However the Dept of Transport's biofuel target is madness - biofuels are often made from agricultural crops - often food crops - biofuel companies are already buying up vast tracks of land - all this is threatening many communities abilities to feed themselves - see the ActionAid campaign guide - as I note above the push to biofuels 'could' push millions more into hunger.
Just last year an EU report warned of link to hunger:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/03/05/us-eu-biofuels-agri-idUSTRE62420Y20100305
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