Brazil is a world leader in biofuel production, but the environmental sustainability of the sector has faced criticism due to its impacts on deforestation, water use, and biodiversity, especially ...

The report, from the World Resources Institute, which has been critical of US biofuel policy in the past, draws from 100 ...

Chris Malins, a UK-based mathematician who has worked as a consultant on biofuels for environmental groups and the European Commission, says the GTAP-BIO team’s work exhibits a pro-biofuel bias.

The project’s environmental impact will be a test case for similar facilities worldwide. Several dozen new U.S. renewable diesel plants are planned, according to energy consultancy Stratas Advisors.

The resulting carbon debt might never be repaid. According to a 2020 study 2, once land-use impacts are taken into consideration, the carbon intensity of palm oil-derived biofuels is triple that ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has a renewed interest in E15, a blend of ethanol and gasoline, as a means to lower fuel prices. Experts worry it may expand the far-reaching impacts of biofuels.

Several environmental groups are suing California air regulators over their recent update of a contentious climate program, saying they failed to address the pollution impacts of biofuels. The ...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The Navy has determined that leasing out land for construction and operation of a pair of biofuel and solar energy plants at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam would pose no ...

"If you look at the latest scientific research it clearly shows biofuels do very little to reduce emissions," he said. "At the same time we are very concerned about the impact of the large-scale ...

A longtime critic of U.S. biofuels says an expansion of biofuels policy under President ... Neb. Credit: David Madison/Getty Images. Related. As ... Experts Sound the Alarm on Environmental Impacts ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Several environmental groups are suing California air regulators over their recent update of a contentious climate program, saying they failed to address the pollution… ...