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id21RuralNews Number 19
Can biofuels benefit both the environment and poor people?
Some estimates predict that global energy use will increase by 71 percent between 2003 and 2030. Much of the demand will come from developing countries. Biofuels are being promoted as an environmentally sound and economically competitive alternative to petroleum that can also boost the incomes of poor farmers and labourers.
