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Headlines : Environment

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Voices at World Water Week, taking place in Stockholm, have been raised in opposition to the expansion of biofuel cultivation worldwide. As one delegate put it, “Where will the water to grow the food needed to feed a growing population come from if more and more water is diverted to crops for biofuels production?” – not something that BP has been quick to discuss in its PR.

According to SIWI, in 2050, the amount of additional water needed for bioenergy production will be equivalent to the amount required by the agricultural sector to feed the world properly.

Which chimes in with the words of Fidel Castro, who is dedicating much of his time to making precisely the same point; Biofuels kill, or will kill, in massive numbers.

[Posted By Szamko]

By Staff
Republished from Independent Online (SA)

Experts gather to slam biofuels expansion in Stockholm, Sweden

Biofuels, hailed by many as the green solution to offset a coming oil shortage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, are not a cure-all solution, experts at a water conference in Stockholm warned this week.

Biofuels, which are made from crops, require huge amounts of water, a resource that is already in short supply in many parts of the world. Bioenergy could thus end up diverting water resources desperately needed for food crops.

“When governments and companies are discussing biofuel solutions, I think water issues are not addressed enough,” Johan Kuylenstierna, director of the World Water Week conference, told AFP.

The annual gathering is being attended by 2 500 water experts from around the world.

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