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Biofuels are attracting attention worldwide due to their potential to address global warming and energy security issues. In January 2007, the European Commission proposed a binding minimum target of a 10% share of biofuels used in transport for the European Union by 2020 as a part of its long-term renewable energy roadmap. In his State of the Union...

*Overview Plan targets zero emission to respond to limited landfill and waste treatment facilities. Goals: establish sound material cycle society, protect local environment, revitalize local areas through environmental industries Cooperation between MOEJ, METI, and local governments. Local governments present plans for approval, subsidy is given by...

Remarks: OECD-UNEP Conference on Resource Efficiency, 23-25 April 2008 http://www.oecd.org/environment/resourceefficiency/

Biofuels continue to attract countries in Asia due to various driving forces that include energy security, development and environmental benefits. While biofuels do offer these benefits to a certain extent, they are not free from caveats. There is an increasing debate that these caveats could be tackled through a global climate change framework...