Australian biofuels industry calls for national mandates in light of government report calling for increased emissions reduction targets

In Australia, biofuels supporters have called on the Federal Government to set national biofuel mandates in light of a pessimistic report on greenhouse gas emissions submitted by economist Ross Garnaut. The report said that Australia’s emission targets needed to be substantially increased to as much as 90 percent below 2000 levels by 2050.

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