---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Eugen Melinte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Jun 2, 2007 10:16 PM Subject: [Mediu] Fwd: The EU's agrofuel folly: policy capture by corporate interests To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >The EU's agrofuel folly: policy capture by corporate interests > >Despite growing public concern about the social and environmental risks >associated to agrofuels (more frequently referred to as biofuels) and their >problematic climate impacts, the European Union is throwing its weight behind >the promotion of these often very harmful crops. In March 2007, the European >Commission proposed targets to increase the use of agrofuels in all road >transport fuel to 10 percent by 2020. The Commission is also planning to >channel large amounts of EU funds towards the research & development to boost >the use of agrofuels. > >A new CEO report uncovers how the EU?s promotion of agrofuels has been heavily >influenced by corporate interests, including car manufacturers, biotech >companies and the oil industry. On the invitation of the European Commission, >these industries have steered EU policy on agrofuels through industry-dominated >advisory bodies such as the Advisory Research Council for Biofuels (BIOFRAC) and >the European Biofuels Technology Platform (EBFTP). > >Read the full report at: http://www.corporateeurope.org/agrofuelfolly.html > >For more information about EU agrofuels and climate change policies, see: >http://www.corporateeurope.org/agrofuels.html > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) >De Wittenstraat 25 >1052 AK Amsterdam >Netherlands >tel: +31-20-612-7023 >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.corporateeurope.org >http://www.eulobbytours.org >http://www.waterjustice.org > > >________________________________________ >CEO mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://quisana.antenna.nl/mailman/listinfo/ceo
