EU Biofuel Policy is a "Mistake"

The EU target of ensuring 10% of gas and diesel coming from renewable sources by 2020 is not an effective way to curb carbon emissions, according to researchers. A team of US based scientists suggested that reforestation and habitat protection was a better option. Writing in Science, they said forests could absorb up to nine times more CO2 than the production of biofuels could achieve on the same area of land. The growth of biofuels was also leading to more deforestation, they said.