Biofuel, definition of

The tropicalzone lies between 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator, has small seasonal changes in temperature and large seasonal changes in precipitation.

• Biofuels destroying Rain Forests
  Biofuel producing crops are replacing rain forests, resulting in the silly situation that there is a net increase in carbon.

• India’s Ethanol Gambit: A Muddled Climate Policy
  When the effects of climate change prove less severe than commonly projected, the economic costs of policies like E20 are impossible to justify.
• 96% of climate policies are a waste of money says Science paper
  By Jo Nova Finally, 15 years and a trillion dollars too late, George Monbiot says what skeptics have been saying all along. Nearly every single carbon reduction scheme is a useless make-work machination that creates the illusion that the government is...
• Bigger-picture concerns raised around renewable diesel alternatives used by BHP
  Mining giant BHP has launched a "renewable diesel" trial to reduce carbon emissions at a Pilbara iron ore mine, but an environmental engineer says the company may be better off with the real thing.
• Bigger-picture concerns raised around BHP's renewable diesel alternatives
  Mining giant BHP has launched a "renewable diesel" trial to reduce carbon emissions at a Pilbara iron ore mine, but an environmental engineer says the company may be better off with the real thing.
• Sustainable aviation fuel in the quest for clean air travel
  On the ground, we see and hear planes flying overhead with a trail of burnt fuel streaming out behind them. Inside the plane, little thought is often given to what is fueling the ride from here to there. But it should be. The aviation industry has been...
• Thanks, Guardian, For Questioning the Virtues of Biomass
  A recent article in United Kingdom (UK)-based newspaper The Guardian gives fair coverage to the idea that biomass energy may not be as environmentally friendly as its advocates claim.
• Warning there's no quick fix to soaring energy prices
  Commonwealth, state and territory energy ministers have agreed on a plan to improve energy reliability and affordability, but it won't deliver relief for the current crisis.
• Business Council changes position on climate outlook, pushes for ambitious carbon targets
  A new report by the Business Council of Australia predicts an $890 billion boost to economic activity and the creation of 195,000 jobs over the next five decades as a result of dramatically cutting carbon emissions.
• Business Council of Australia reverses position, calling for ambitious short-term carbon emissions reduction target
  A new report by the Business Council of Australia predicts an $890 billion boost to economic activity and the creation of 195,000 jobs over the next five decades as a result of dramatically cutting carbon emissions.
• First test of tropical seaweed farming for biofuels production begins off Puerto Rico
  "Facilitating research of this nature will be key for the development of sustainable aquaculture in this area," says Roberson. "We have tested similar farm designs in New England and Alaska, but this will be the first test of the array in warm tropical...