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Accenture: Biofuels to be 10 to 15 percent of our fuel supply by 2020

The multinational consulting company Accenture has launched a new report on the future of biofuels. This time, it has a more optimistic tone than last time we heard from them. According to their conclusions, 10 to 15 percent of our fuel needs from 2020 to 2030 will be satisfied with biofuels. Nevertheless, the future won't be as easy as it was once thought: recent trouble in markets, as well as challenges in production, transport and distribution will slow the development of biofuels. When it comes to the food vs. biofuel debate, Accenture ... Read more →

Ontario premier backtracking on E10 promise Sam Abuelsamid

The new backlash against ethanol as a fuel is causing the premier of Canada's largest province to rethink a plan that would have doubled the ethanol content of gasoline fuels by 2010. With more and ...

"The worst moment in history to demand biofuels" Sam Abuelsamid

As the world's population continues to grow toward a projected 9 billion people by the early 2040s, the demand for food, fresh water and energy will grow with it. At the same time, supplies (water, in ...

EPI president Lester Brown reaffirms position on ethanol Mike Magda

Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute is no fan of ethanol, and he stiffened up his stance in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine. Brown noted the huge jump in new ethanol plants and tied ...

Accenture: Biofuels to be 10 to 15 percent of our fuel supply by 2020 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The multinational consulting company Accenture has launched a new report on the future of biofuels. This time, it has a more optimistic tone than last time we heard from them. According to their conclusions, 10 to 15 percent of our fuel needs from 2020 to 2030 will be satisfied with biofuels. ...

Ontario premier backtracking on E10 promise 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The new backlash against ethanol as a fuel is causing the premier of Canada's largest province to rethink a plan that would have doubled the ethanol content of gasoline fuels by 2010. With more and more people blaming the diversion of food to fuel production for skyrocketing food prices, a lot of ...

"The worst moment in history to demand biofuels" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As the world's population continues to grow toward a projected 9 billion people by the early 2040s, the demand for food, fresh water and energy will grow with it. At the same time, supplies (water, in particular) are shrinking. So, does it really make it sense to suddenly accelerate the use of crops ...

EPI president Lester Brown reaffirms position on ethanol 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute is no fan of ethanol, and he stiffened up his stance in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine. Brown noted the huge jump in new ethanol plants and tied the increased ethanol production to conflicts in the food market. "What's actually happening in the ...


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