Biofuels threaten water reserves, experts warn
STOCKHOLM
August 12
A group of experts at the opening of the World Water Week conference in this capital warned that water reserves are seriously threatened by the massive production of ethanol and other biofuels for automobiles.
The DPA news agency reported that researchers from the Stockholm International Water Institute presented their forecasts, which assert that biofuel production will cause current agricultural demand for water to double. Another problem with no solution in sight is the need for enormous swathes of land for planting the raw materials used to make biofuels.
The World Water Week event includes 2,500 participants from 140 countries and has been held
since the early 1990s as a the principal international forum for discussing issues related to using water in a way that respects the environment, as well as fair distribution.
Translated by Granma International
August 12
A group of experts at the opening of the World Water Week conference in this capital warned that water reserves are seriously threatened by the massive production of ethanol and other biofuels for automobiles.
The DPA news agency reported that researchers from the Stockholm International Water Institute presented their forecasts, which assert that biofuel production will cause current agricultural demand for water to double. Another problem with no solution in sight is the need for enormous swathes of land for planting the raw materials used to make biofuels.
The World Water Week event includes 2,500 participants from 140 countries and has been held
since the early 1990s as a the principal international forum for discussing issues related to using water in a way that respects the environment, as well as fair distribution.
Translated by Granma International
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
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