Biofuels are a controversial climate solution. Could they still help save the planet?

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By Emily PontecorvoSep 11, 2020, 3:59 am303 pts
Of all the tools we have to curb climate change, devoting land to growing bioenergy crops is among the most contentious. The reason it’s considered a solution is that plants suck up carbon from the air while they grow. When we turn them into fuels and burn them, no new carbon is added to the atmosphere —the…

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