[sustran] Re: Biofuels- everything that shines is gold?

[Sarath Guttikunda]

Case of Indonesia Palm Oil for Biofuels.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6320285.stm

Sarath
New Delhi, India


On 2/1/07, Andrew Crane-Droesch <andrew.crane-droesch at undp.org> wrote:
>
>  While skepticism about many biofuels is quite well founded, there are
> notable examples where biofuel systems avoid the problems cited in that
> article.  I'm thinking specifically about *Jatropha curcas*, which is an
> oilseed shrub that can grow in arid climates and degraded soils.  It
> provides erosion control, has medicinal value, and can be grown in areas
> where it will not compete with food crops.
>
> However, it has mostly been worked with in the context of rural
> sustainable development, less so at the scale to which it would be relevant
> to urban transport.
>
> Besides, a congested city in which the cars are running on biofuel is not
> much more desirable than a congested city in which the cars are running on
> fossil fuel.  And it could perhaps be worse, given that different types of
> biodiesel can emit significantly greater quantities of NOx.
>
>
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