Tag Archives: Biofuel production

Rising oil prices and concerns over energy supply have reignited interest in biofuels, whilst the impact of this situation on food prices has once again become a topic of debate. In particular, the increased use of agricultural products such as maize, sugar cane, palm oil and vegetable oils in energy …

At the Transport and Energy Council on Thursday (30 May), France, Germany and the Netherlands called the European Commission to launch controls in third countries to reinforce measures against imports of fraudulent biofuels.  The Hague, Berlin and Paris urged the bloc’s executive to intensify the ongoing investigation on Chinese biodiesel exports to …

Ignored threat to food security! Stating that biofuel production is one of the most important threats to global food security after food waste, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muharrem Hilmi Özev said that it should be taken into consideration that the limitation of arable land used for biofuel production to food production …