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Michael JeffriesFood Crisis is caused by the production of biofuels.
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andrius jakseviciusBiofule is one of the factors contrubuting to increased food crises. And high demenad for biofuels could make some grains unaffordable for poor people in developing countries
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Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank
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ses due to other factors would have been moderate," says the report. The basket of food prices examined in the study rose by 140% between 2002 and this February. The report estimates that higher energy and fertiliser prices accounted for an increase of only 15%, while biofuels have been responsible for a 75% jump over that period.
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23 Jan 10
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Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
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The figure emphatically contradicts the US government's claims that plant-derived fuels contribute less than 3% to food-price rises. It will add to pressure on governments in Washington and across Europe, which have turned to plant-derived fuels to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and reduce their dependence on imported oil.
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"It would put the World Bank in a political hot-spot with the White House," said one yesterday.
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23 Sep 09
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11 Feb 09
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Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
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The figure emphatically contradicts the US government's claims that plant-derived fuels contribute less than 3% to food-price rises. It will add to pressure on governments in Washington and across Europe, which have turned to plant-derived fuels to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and reduce their dependence on imported oil.
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09 Jul 08
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08 Jul 08
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annestBiofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
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Internal World Bank study delivers blow to plant energy drive
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07 Jul 08
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John MahaffieThe acute problem of biofuels' impact on food prices. What will the enduring impacts be?
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Jonathan MacagbaBiofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
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Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
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The figure emphatically contradicts the US government's claims that plant-derived fuels contribute less than 3% to food-price rises.
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Rising food prices have pushed 100m people worldwide below the poverty line, estimates the World Bank,
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"Without the increase in biofuels, global wheat and maize stocks would not have declined appreciably and price increases due to other factors would have been moderate," says the report. The basket of food prices examined in the study rose by 140% between 2002 and this February. The report estimates that higher energy and fertiliser prices accounted for an increase of only 15%, while biofuels have been responsible for a 75% jump over that period.
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It argues that production of biofuels has distorted food markets in three main ways. First, it has diverted grain away from food for fuel, with over a third of US corn now used to produce ethanol and about half of vegetable oils in the EU going towards the production of biodiesel. Second, farmers have been encouraged to set land aside for biofuel production. Third, it has sparked financial speculation in grains, driving prices up higher.
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The report points out biofuels derived from sugarcane, which Brazil specializes in, have not had such a dramatic impact.
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06 Jul 08
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Arabica RobustaSupporters of biofuels argue that they are a greener alternative to relying on oil and other fossil fuels, but even that claim has been disputed by some experts, who argue that it does not apply to US production of ethanol from plants.
"It is clear that some biofuels have huge impacts on food prices," said Dr David King, the government's former chief scientific adviser, last night. "All we are doing by supporting these is subsidising higher food prices, while doing nothing to tackle climate change."biofuel food security crisis international development world bank
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05 Jul 08
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wolf hessebiofuel caused food crisis
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vingrapladie18 HBiofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to leaked World Bank figures
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04 Jul 08
Pedro MachadoBiofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
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"Political leaders seem intent on suppressing and ignoring the strong evidence that biofuels are a major factor in recent food price rises,"
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Rising food prices have pushed 100m people worldwide below the poverty line
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It argues that production of biofuels has distorted food markets in three main ways. First, it has diverted grain away from food for fuel, with over a third of US corn now used to produce ethanol and about half of vegetable oils in the EU going towards the production of biodiesel. Second, farmers have been encouraged to set land aside for biofuel production. Third, it has sparked financial speculation in grains, driving prices up higher.
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Tom RafteryBiofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
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Eldis CommunityInternal World Bank study delivers blow to plant energy drive
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inigo ugarteInternal World Bank study delivers blow to plant energy drive
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03 Jul 08
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Chris WillmottBiofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% — far more than previously estimated — according to a confidential World Bank report (3rd July 2008)
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