Entries from The Big Biofuels Blog tagged with 'subsidies'
Kraft food leads biofuel fightback
The CEO of Kraft Foods is leading a fightback against ethanol subsidies in the US, according to Huffington Post. ...
Biofuels subsidies at root of carbon dioxide problem
Subsidies for biofuels in the UK could be much better spent in environmental terms by helping the developing world cut back on the generation of carbon dioxide from deforestation and using unsustainable fuels such as peat, according to the Policy...
Ethanol subsidies could be safe for a while
Ethanol subsidies could be safe for a while.There's a really nice explanation of why subsidies are hard to abolish in Price of Oil: Hidden Oil Subsidies from Tree Hugger.com and on Huffington Post. I couldn't put it any more clearly...
Calls for cutting the US ethanol subsidy to cut price of US milk
There is a call in the US to cut the ethanol subsidy to help reduce the price of milk. One one hand it looks like a lot of cattle in the US are fed on corn, not wholesome grass... On...
Biofuels and rationality
There were several studies on biofuels issued last week, while I was away, and I'm grateful to Ron Steenblik of the Global Subsidies Institute for pointing out his group's new study in of biofuel subsidies in the US, which was...
European Union's biofuels subsidies measured
The Size and scope of the European Union's biofuels subsidies is outlined in a new report from the Global Subsidies Initiative, which recently looked at biofuel subsidies in OECD members. Taking some of the key findnings Transfers per tonne of...
OECD biofuels subsidies
The OECD nations subidise biofuels to the tune of an estimated estimate $11 billion a year or more and rising fast, according to the Global Subsidies Initiative in its report Biofuels - At What Cost? Government support for ethanol and...
Biofuel subisidies are sparking food price inflation, says OECD
Biofuel subisidies are sparking food price inflation, says OECD, in today's Financial Times. The FT has a copy of a paper it says theOECD will be presenting later today. Key findings are that the US is spending $7bn helping to...
Suporting growth in Welsh biofuels
UK support for biofuels currently includes a fuel duty incentive guaranteed at 20p per litre for next three years alongside the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO). This means combined support for use of biofuels is guaranteed at 35p per litre...
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