A liquid biofuels primer: Carbon-cutting hopes vs. real-world impacts

Mongabay
Mar 20, 2023, 9:29 pm125 pts
As climate change has escalated over the decades, the demand for efficient liquid biofuels, especially to power the transportation sector, has grown more urgent, placing increased pressure on fragile ecosystems, even leading to outright bans. Three generations of biofuels have been explored — with corn, soy,…

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