Biofuel production must be based on strict sustainability criteria
Focus addressed a letter on sustainability criteria for biofuel production to the EU27 environment ministers.
Hrana za gorivo?
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Ljubljana, 12. april 2008 – Ob srečanju evropskih okoljskih ministrov na neformalnem okoljskem svetu v Sloveniji, kjer so teme pogovora biotska raznovrstnost, biomasa in biogoriva, je Focus društvo za sonaraven razvoj opozorilo na pomembnost trajnostnih kriterijev za proizvodnjo biomase in biogoriv. Z opozorilno akcijo so izpostavili škodljive vplive proizvodnje biogoriv na okolje in družbo ter zahtevali stroge trajnostne kriterije.
Hunger to fuel cars?
Ljubljana, 12 April 2008 – As the EU's environmental ministers met in Slovenia to informally discuss biodiversity, biomass and biofuels, Focus Association for Sustainable Development highlighted the importance of sustainability criteria for production of biomass and biofuels. In a short action 30 activists warned about the adverse environmental and social impacts of biofuels production and demanded strict sustainability criteria.