Increasing demand for wheat and corn for ethanol
Greater demand for food commodities for fuel use is, and will, seriously affect global food security as the Western world satisfy their demand for oil through biofuels and the poverty stricken struggle to afford to import sufficient quantities of food as world prices rise.
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Anthropogenic Climate Change Â»Anthropogenic Climate Change
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Responding to climate change? Â»Responding to climate change?
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Immediate action required Â»Immediate action required
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How to reduce the risks/impact of climate change? Â»How to reduce the risks/impact of climate change?
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Radical restructuring of the energy sector Â»Radical restructuring of the energy sector
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Generate energy from non-fossil fuel and renewable sources Â»Generate energy from non-fossil fuel and renewable sources
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Bio-fuels Â»Bio-fuels
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Bio-fuels from land crops Â»Bio-fuels from land crops
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Ethanol Â»Ethanol
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Corn-based ethanol Â»Corn-based ethanol
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Too little land is available Â»Too little land is available
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Many biofuels are now grown on marginal land. Â»Many biofuels are now grown on marginal land.
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Increasing demand for wheat and corn for ethanol
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Higher prices Â»Higher prices
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Remaining oil is (generally) more difficult / expensive to extract Â»Remaining oil is (generally) more difficult / expensive to extract
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Many biofuels are now grown on marginal land. Â»Many biofuels are now grown on marginal land.
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