Fuel in the Car at the Expense of Food on the Table?
By | Published: March 31, 2007
Inter Press Service: South Africa has joined the race to find alternative sources of energy: government has already approved a ‘Draft Biofuels Industry Strategy’, and called on stakeholders to discuss it. The strategy proposes that biofuels ultimately account for 75 percent of the country’s renewable energy target. "Maize and sugar, as well as soya beans and sunflowers, were confirmed as potential crops to satisfy the country’s biofuels production. The strategy also acknowledges that South …
Fuel in the Car at the Expense of Food on the Table?
Inter Press Service: South Africa has joined the race to find alternative sources of energy: government has already approved a ‘Draft Biofuels Industry Strategy’, and called on stakeholders to discuss it. The strategy proposes that biofuels ultimately account for 75 percent of the country’s renewable energy target. "Maize and sugar, as well as soya beans and sunflowers, were confirmed as potential crops to satisfy the country’s biofuels production. The strategy also acknowledges that South …
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