TalkClimateChange

Continuing our commentary on the madness of biofuels we have been happy to note that a group of British Members of Parliament  have come to their senses and are petitioning the EU to rethink their biofuels policy.  The report follows a previous admission from the Environment minister of the European Commission that certain environmental and social problems associated with biofuels had not been foreseen.

However, the EU have not responded kindly to these criticisms.  EU commissioner for energy Andris Pielbags retorted  that biofuels represent the “most immediately feasible way” of reversing Co2 emissions from cars and that “The [European] Commission strongly disagrees with the conclusion of the British House of Commons report.”

We’re not sure if this is a brilliant example of bureaucratic bloody mindedness or merely political face saving. The EU’s comments not only fly in the face of conventional wisdom, they ignore important questions by British MPs who claim that methods used to calculate emissions savings from biofuels fail to take into account factors such as Co2 released from soil when plowing during biofuel production. It has been estimated that when all factors are taken into account fossil fuels actually represent the “most immediately feasible way” of not further increasing Co2 emissions.

This news comes on the eve of important announcements on reforms to EU energy policy which will include revised targets for member states. Expect further economic havoc as the EU elephant continues to blunder its way through the climate change issue with scant regard for those affected and even less regard for the opinions of voters in its member states.