Roundtable reveals international biofuel standard.

• Author: Block, Ben
• Position: EYE ON EARTH - Discussion - Brief article

An international stakeholder group known as the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels has released the first-ever global standard for biofuel production. The draft guidelines, voluntary for now, require biofuel producers to consider the entire life cycle of the fuels when assessing environmental and other impacts.

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