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EU and Brazil join forces over biofuels (The Guardian)

By Diogo Shimizu Lima ⋅ July 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

EU leaders are concerned about an ethanol production that meets environmental, labour and social standards, according to this story by The Guardian.
It is a good picture for Brazil and other poor and developing countries in Central America, the Caribbean and Africa, according to President Lula from Brazil. In Brazil thebiofuels allowed a 40% reduction of [...]

L’Union européenne fait marche arrière sur les biocarburants (Le Monde)

By Diogo Shimizu Lima ⋅ July 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Original and Portuguese translation available.
All of a sudden, 27 energy ministers from the EU gathered and decided to re-read the article 3 for the renewable energy plan. As mr Jean-Louis Borloo, the French environment and energy minister, said, “The member states realised that the Commission’s plan specifies that 10 percent of transport needs must come [...]

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