Advanced biofuel technologies: status and barriers
Large-scale production of crop based (first generation) biofuels may not be feasible without adversely affecting global food supply or encroaching on other important land uses.
Large-scale production of crop based (first generation) biofuels may not be feasible without adversely affecting global food supply or encroaching on other important land uses.
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The runaway success of a newly-designed solar lantern has come to spell new hope for the power-starved hinterland of the country.
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Recent increases in production of crop-based (or first-generation) biofuels have engendered increasing concerns over potential conflicts with food supplies and land protection, as well as disputes over greenhouse gas reductions. This has heightened a sense of urgency around the development of biofuels produced from non-food biomass (second-generation biofuels).
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Gridlock around Beijing has been a conspicuous problem as more Chinese buy private cars.
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