Can biofuels be sustainable?
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About the video: ‘Can biofuels be sustainable?’
Dr Brown explains that higher oil prices mean biofuels are now economically competitive. The sector is seeing huge growth as a result. But as more food crops are transformed into fuel, the prices of staple foods such as grain may well rise. This could trigger serious economic repercussions. If the world’s 800 million car users start competing for these commodities, the welfare of the 2 billion poorest people – who need cheap food to live – may be put at risk.
Total views: 3,434
Filmed: San Francisco, USA on 6 February 2006
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell, Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2006 Big Picture TV
About Lester Brown
Lester Brown is an American environmentalist. He’ s the founder and former President of the Worldwatch Institute, the first research institute devoted to the analysis of global environmental issues, and founder and President of the Earth Policy Institute, which aims to provide a vision of a sustainable economy.
Dr Brown has authored or co-authored over 50 books on global environmental issues, including” Who Will Feed China?” and his most recent book “Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization”. HE is the recipient of the 1987 UN Environment Prize and The Washington Post has called him “one of the world’s most influential thinkers.”
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