Energy Efficiency

Its amazing isn’t it, the Australian government mandating the use of biofuel even though biofuel is high on energy consumption and low of energy ouput; the Victorian government allows the burning of old growth forests to be sold as ‘green energy’ and in Europe, the European Commission is trying to force biodiesel – from palm oil - onto European countries.

How they intend to do this is a leaf out of Victoria’s book, they want to rename palm oil plantations as forest to me EU biofuels sustainability criteria.

Dear friends,

A leaked draft EU document shows that the Commission would like to rename palm oil plantations as “forest” in order that biodiesel from palm oil plantations can still meet EU biofuels sustainability criteria.

Palm oil expansion is a major cause of tropical rainforest destruction and biodiesel from palm oil can easily cause more greenhouse gas emissions that the fossil fuel it is meant to replace. Please email the new energy and environment Commissioners and ask them to amend this document to give a clear message to member states that biodiesel from palm oil has no role to play in a sustainable EU energy mix.

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The alert can be found at http://www.rainforest-rescue.org/protestaktion.php?id=514

Many thanks.

Best regards,

Reinhard Behrend
Rettet den Regenwald e. V.
Friedhofsweg 28
22337 Hamburg
Germany
info@regenwald.org
http://www.rainforest-rescue.org