This morning I realized I forgot another point I wanted to put in -- to counter the "phase-in" argument for subsidising first-generation biofuels. This argument says  that, though the immediate benefits of 1st-gen bfs are not obvious, they will pave the way for, and phase in, second-generation bfs. Which is hard to accept, given that 1st and 2nd gen bfs use different feedstocks from different locations and with different plant.

Of course, next time we do this kind of work, let's hope we can wind up the threshing out of ideas and data sequence some days before deadline, so the drafting can take place with a little time for reflection.