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It's all about the waste: Use food scraps over crops for climate friendly biofuels, say experts

The UK should focus on incentivising waste-based biofuels | Credit: David Wright
The UK should focus on incentivising waste-based biofuels | Credit: David Wright
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Biofuels made with genuine waste products are needed to cut carbon emissions, new government-commissioned report finds

The UK should focus on expanding the production and use of liquid biofuels made from waste products like chip fat, whisky dregs or ‘fatbergs', according to a new report commissioned by the government....

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