BIOFUELS have received another environmental black mark: a survey commissioned by the UK government found that 4 out of 5 litres supplied at British pumps failed to meet basic industry standards for sustainability.
Manufacturers could not prove that their biofuel feedstock had not been grown by trashing rainforests or harming the livelihoods of poor farmers. Nor did they know where half of the biofuels in UK fuel tanks had been grown. UK charity Friends of the Earth have called it a “shocking admission”.
Just over 2 per cent of the fuel used in UK vehicles is biofuel, and next month…
