IT & E Report: Biofuels Globally Emit More CO2 Than Conventional Fuels

Brussels – Global Biofuels production emits 16% in average CO2 CO2 than fossil fuels, a new report by certulogy on behalf of T & E shows in the name. With demand set to increase by at least 40% by 2030, T&E needs a meeting of world leaders in Brazil at Cop30 to acknowledge the additional harm of a climate solution that does more harm than good.

The “Singapore and the sea are set to play a very important role in creating the trarbonation trajectory of the marine sector. While there are growing calls to measure biofuels, it is important that this change is guided strictly, the protection of evidence.”

These high emissions are largely driven by the indirect impacts of agriculture and deforestation linked to plant-based biofuels. By 2030, biofuels are targeted to EMIT 70 MTCO₂E more than the fossil fuels they replace, equivalent to the annual emissions of nearly 30 million vehicles.

Today, growing crops will be burned as fuel using 32 million hectares of land – about the size of Italy – to meet 4% of the global transport energy demand. By 2030, this is set to grow by 60% to 52 million hectares – the size of France.

The same world feeds 1.3 billion people, while using only 3% of that world with solar panels that produce the same amount of energy. Since electric cars are more efficient than gasoline cars, that 3% of solar energy will be enough to power close to a third of the country’s current car fleet.

Analysis shows that 90% of biofuel production worldwide still relies on food crops. By 2023, the biofuel industry consumes about 150 million tons of corn and 120 million tons of sugar cane. In total, the equivalent of 100 million bottles of vegetable oil are burned in cars every day, meaning that a fifth of all vegetable oil is never used for food. The energy from all these feedstocks can meet the company’s minimum needs for up to 1.3 billion people.

T&E analysis shows that biofuel plants require low amounts of fresh water. Driving a car 100 km on the first generation of biofuels will require on average 3,000 liters of water, while only a few liters would be needed to run an electric car on solar power. As climate change puts increasing pressure on available water, this could be catastrophic, warns T&E.

Brazil is one of the fastest growing biofuels producers and is catching up to the US – the largest biofuels producer in the world. The country recently decided to suspend its soy embargo, which protects deforestation in the Amazon from soy damage. Canada and India are also among those set to significantly increase their production. T & E analysis is based on existing government policy and strategies; However, the demand for biofuels can also see a big spike for use in shipping and transportation as part of their efforts to find alternatives to fossil fuels.

IT & E calls on governments to better protect against biofuels that contribute to land clearing and deforestation when making climate policies. Public funds should focus on Smart electricity, efficiency and sustainable alternatives, not false solutions, the group said.

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