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Adris Piebalgs : getting a sense of proportion | 28 comments (28 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Adris Piebalgs : getting a sense of proportion (none / 0)

I could only do what you could: Google. But upthread, I gave a summary in English, mainly based on this German article.

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by DoDo on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 12:09:17 PM EST
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Re: Adris Piebalgs : getting a sense of proportion (none / 1)

Climate Ark has a good record of English-language news articles. With a search for the name of the environment minister, you get a number of hits on the issue.

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by DoDo on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 12:12:41 PM EST
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Re: Adris Piebalgs : getting a sense of proportion (4.00 / 2)

Thanks, DoDo. The content of the article is very similar to this English-written article from Deutsche Welle. A summary follows:

It has been concluded that more than 2 million cars used by German residents are not compatible without modification to the mixtures expected to enter the market in 2009 (10% bio-ethanol + 90 % gasoline, 7% bio-fuel + 93% diesel oil). That exceeds the 1 million limit set by the government as pre-condition for the introduction of those mixtures.
Greenpeace reports that around 20% of bio-diesel currently sold comes from imported soybean oil, grown in tropical regions. Therefore the use of such bio-diesel would have a cost in climate-change (via ecosystem change), against the original aim of the introduction of bio-fuels - to fight against climate-change.

by findmeaDoorIntoSummer on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 01:03:41 PM EST
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Re: Adris Piebalgs : getting a sense of proportion (4.00 / 3)

Greenpeace says more than that. They analyse how hollow the claim of this imported soybean oil (mainly from South America) not being grown in place of cleared rainforest is, write that methylester from soybeans is not considered in the industry claim of sustainable production.

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by DoDo on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 02:07:27 PM EST
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