Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels releases new principles for sustainable biofuels.

An initiative led by the Swiss EPFL Energy Center, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels, has released a draft of new principles for sustainable biofuels:

•    Biofuel production should not directly or indirectly endanger wildlife species or areas of high conservation value.
•    Biofuel production should not directly or indirectly degrade or damage soils.
•    Biofuel production should not directly or indirectly contaminate or deplete water resources.
•    Biofuel production should not directly or indirectly lead to air pollution.
•    The use of biotechnologies for biofuels production should improve their social and/or environmental performance, and always be consistent with national or international biosafety protocols.

By mid 2008, the group hopes to release the draft after consultation with non-governmental organizations, enterprise, and governments.

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