[RED DEMOCRATICA] EU reconsiders biofuels policy amid concerns of hunger crisis

 

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	September 18, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate EU reconsiders biofuels policy amid concerns of hunger crisis The European Commission on Monday proposed capping quotas for production of food-based biofuels amid concerns that policies were resulting in the removal of needed crops from the global supply chain and could contribute to hunger among the world's poorest. The proposal would limit the targets for biofuel usage in Europe-wide transport to 5% through 2020. The limit is supported by Oxfam, which released a report saying the EU goal of 10% of transport energy from renewable sources by 2020 is too high. 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