Biofuels nonsense, expect subsidies to continue
Sep 14, 2011
Bishop Hill in Energy: biofuels

The New York Times is reporting that the European Agency has been double-counting the potential reductions in carbon emissions from shifting to biofuels.

“The potential consequences of this bioenergy accounting error are immense since it assumes that all burning of biomass does not add carbon to the air,” the committee wrote.

I don't suppose that this will make the slightest bit of difference to government policy in the UK though. Expect subsidies to continue to flow to biofuel projects.

(In related news, 13 windfarms had to shut down during the recent windy weather here in the UK - it was too windy. H/T Jiminy Cricket in the comments)

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