June 2010
30 June 2010EU fuelling hunger by grabbing land for biofuelsDevelopment and environmental groups today warned that EU biofuels targets are leading to uncontrollable land grabbing from poor communities in Africa, pushing more people into hunger [1]. On the day before EU Member States submit their renewable energy plans to the EU, ActionAid and Friends of the Earth Europe called on European leaders to halt the expansion of biofuels
22 June 2010Biofuel Sustainability Criteria Fails To Provide Clear GuidanceThe Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) welcomes new European Commission's biofuels guidelines on sustainability criteria but calls for clearer definitions to allow the biofuels sector to develop a comprehensive certification scheme that fully meets Europe's requirements.
21 June 2010Green car sales close in on one million unitsHybrids continue to dominate market, but report predicts plug-in electric models will shift 500,000 units a year by 2015
16 June 2010OECD chief slams fossil fuel subsidies, warns of food shortagesAs major new UN report predicts soaring food prices, influential think tank argues scrapping fuel subsidies would help tackle agricultural and environmental challenges
15 June 2010Broken biofuel policies still driving rainforest destructionRevised EU sustainability guidelines too weak and not the full picture
10 June 2010Biofuels: Sustainability CriteriaThe Commission decided today to encourage industry, governments and NGOs to set up certification schemes for all types of biofuels, including those imported into the EU. It laid down what the schemes must do to be recognised by the Commission.
09 June 2010Quest to produce an electric car for China in high gearChina is seeking to electrify the car with an unparalleled aid programme
04 June 2010Green machine: Cars could run on sunlight and CO2Greenhouse-gas-pumping cars are, let's face it, never going to be green. But innovative sunlight-powered fuel production techniques could inch motor vehicles towards carbon neutrality
04 June 2010Fiat and MINI top green chartsFiat and MINI have emerged as the 'cleanest' car manufacturers in a new league table measuring overall pollution levels
03 June 2010China to offer $9,000 sweeteners for electric carChinese government unveils arguably the world's most generous green car incentive scheme