A 'red flag' for expanding biofuels in the tropics
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - 15:07
in Earth & Climate
Biofuels, by recycling atmospheric carbon, are a potential boon to the world's ailing climate. But efforts in the tropics to significantly expand biofuel production by replacing tropical forests with oil palm, sugarcane and other agricultural biofuels could, in fact, accelerate climate change, according to a new study published this week (July 9).