17 August 2007, BBC News: EU biofuel policy is a 'mistake' Citat: "...Writing in Science, they said forests could absorb up to nine times more CO2 than the production of biofuels could achieve on the same area of land...However, he said that so-called second generation biofuels, which used feedstocks such as straw, grasses and wood (lignocellulosic material) rather than grains or palm oil, offered a much better opportunity...The adoption of second generation biofuels would be welcomed by environmental groups and food agencies, who view first generation fuels as unsustainable..."
