Biofuels: ‘Irrational’ and ‘Worse Than Fossil Fuels’
17th April 2013
The UK’s “irrational” use of biofuels will cost motorists around £460 million over the next 12 months, a think tank says.
A report by Chatham House says the growing reliance on sustainable liquid fuels will also increase food prices.
The author says that biodiesel made from vegetable oil was worse for the climate than fossil fuels.
My, what a surprise! Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised.
April 17th, 2013 at 09:32
Biofuels are not inherently wrong – it’s the government’s irrational program of forcing the use of biofuels that messes everything up.
April 17th, 2013 at 13:35
So long as they lack the energy density of fossil fuels, they’re wrong because they aren’t cost effective.