Eight ways to solve world hunger
Millions of people are starving, despite the world producing more than enough to feed everyone. What can we do about it? Continue reading...
View ArticleEU votes on crucial cap on biofuels made from food crops
Campaigners fear lobbying by industry and farmers' unions will weaken plans to limit role of food crops in biofuels productionContinue reading...
View ArticleBiofuels: have we lost the plot?
There are more than enough sources of fuel without us going out of our way to develop biofuels that distract us from abolishing hunger, say our readers in this week's letters Continue reading...
View ArticleBiofuels: fuelling a balanced debate
Today at 1pm BST: the biofuel debate has long been polarised. Is it time we took a more balanced look at the issues? Continue reading...
View ArticleGrowing biofuels: how to reap rewards
Here's expert advice from our live chat panel on how to deliver the best environmental, social and economic impacts Continue reading...
View ArticleUK urged to back EU biofuels cap
Britain must support proposed legislation curbing use of fuel that contributes to world hunger and climate change, argue charities Continue reading...
View ArticleBiofuels policy faces critical European vote
EU parliament to decide transport limits on crop-based fuels as environment committee pushes for 5.5% against industry's 6.5% Continue reading...
View ArticleUN stance on biofuels 'legitimises food violations', claim campaigners
Civil society groups accuse Committee on World Food Security agreement of favouring industry at expense of small farmers Continue reading...
View ArticleBurning food crops to produce biofuels is a crime against humanity | Jean...
EU leaders must vote against a biofuels policy that is increasing world hunger and causing environmental devastation Continue reading...
View ArticleFood-based biofuels allowance to rise by 50% under EU plans
Planned EU cap on biofuels produced from food crops to be raised from 4.7% to 7% for 2020• Are biofuels worse than fossil fuels?Continue reading...
View ArticleAre biofuels worse than fossil fuels?
The European Council will today release legislation that will encourage the use of biofuels to increase 50% by 2020. But environmentalists say biofuels made from some food crops contribute more...
View ArticleHonduras and the dirty war fuelled by the west's drive for clean energy
The palm oil magnates are growing ever more trees for use in biofuels and carbon trading. But what happens to the subsistence farmers who live on the lucrative land? Continue reading...
View ArticleFood prices: reining in volatile markets
In increasingly uncertain times, how can we limit the damaging effects of fluctuating costs of the world's staple foods? Continue reading...
View ArticleGrowing global thirst for energy threatens water supplies
Soaring energy demands will pile pressure on already strained water resources, warns the UN on eve of world water day• World water day quizContinue reading...
View ArticlePeople first: green goals should not override ending hunger
Reforestation and biofuels put food production at risk, sustainabilty should not be pursued at the expense of improving global nutrition Continue reading...
View ArticleCan 'agroecology' bring food security to Latin America?
A home-grown, alternative approach to farming is bad news for pesticides, monoculture and food poverty in Brazil Continue reading...
View ArticleUS agency sets sights on grass in bid to make a better biofuel
Arpa-E project deploys drones and robots to breed fast-growing, drought-resistant and greener biofuel from sorghum which could replace corn ethanolContinue reading...
View ArticleKenya warms to the water hyacinth as wonder source of biofuel | Gilbert Nakweya
This invasive plant was reviled for clogging rivers but now it’s helping provide cleaner energy and protect healthContinue reading...
View ArticleHalt use of biofuels to ease food crisis, says green group
RePlanet calls on EU to ditch organic targets and for governments to lift bans on genetically modified cropsContinue reading...
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