Microalgae

Aviation’s Copenhagen Commitment

Posted by Nyla Sarwar on October 07, 2009
EU, Mitigation, Politics / 4 Comments

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has challenged governments worldwide to take four key steps to support the global aviation sector’s commitment to tackle climate change. Speaking in Hong Kong yesterday, Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO, stressed the need to: 1. Adopt challenging industry targets to stabilise and eventually reduce aviation’s carbon emissions; [...]

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Could microalgae hold the secret to the future sustainable transport fuel?

Posted by Nyla Sarwar on March 05, 2009
Energy, UK / 7 Comments

The biofuels debate is once again taking the stage, as the more sustainable second generation microalgae based fuels get ready to stamp out the unmitigated disaster presented by the first generation biofuels crops. The debate is widely acknowledged, among other things biofuels crops such as palm oil and rapeseed, are accused of driving up global [...]

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