Reports: EU prepares to limit production of crop-based biofuels

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Leaked draft law suggests fuels from wheat or rapeseed could only make up five per cent of transport energy consumption from 2020

The EU is set to limit the use of crop-based biofuels following concerns the technology is not as effective at cutting emissions as previously thought and may conflict with food production, leaked documents...

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