Proceeding contribution from Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 27 February 2008. It occurred during Debate on treaty on Treaty of Lisbon (No. 8).

Treaty of Lisbon (No. 8)

That is true, but they are not currently commercially viable. It is important to look at the differences between biofuels. For example, using waste oils, which otherwise would just be thrown away, to create fuel seems sensible. However, I have a problem with targets that can hasten the development of biofuels that do not meet such robust environmental standards. There may be interesting research to be done on second generation biofuels, but we are not there yet.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 472 c1124
Session: 2007-08
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Climate change Environment protection European Union Treaties Carbon emissions Treaty of Lisbon
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Treaty of Lisbon (No. 8)

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