Production of the most commonly used biofuels should cease until the environmental impact of alternative fuels improves, said the U.K. government's Environmental Audit Committee Monday.
Production of the most commonly used biofuels should cease until the environmental impact of alternative fuels improves, said the U.K. government's Environmental Audit Committee Monday.
In a report, the committee said: "Biofuels standards should be changed to ensure that support is given only to those that deliver environmental improvements over fossil fuels in terms of not only greenhouse gas emission reductions but also wider impacts such as fertilizer and pesticide pollution."
Biofuels are an expensive and unsuccessful use of resources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, said the report.
Criticizing both the European Union and the U.K. for stimulating the biofuels industry too hastily, the report called for a moratorium on current targets until alternative fuel technologies are further developed.
"Only when technology improves and an appropriate regulatory framework is in place should biofuels be utilized," said the committee.
The report comes just days before the European Commission is due to publish guidelines on sustainable biofuels for reaching its target of 10% renewable fuel use for transport by 2020.
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