Japan, Kyodo
Cautious on bio fuels impact
Natural gas vehicles have made it onto the G-8 alternative fuel agenda following their inclusion in a declaration covering the impact of motor vehicles around the world. The declaration pointed out that today there are 600 million motor vehicles around the globe, a figure which is projected to double by 2020. With this in mind, the group set out a number of measures including increasing the share of alternative fuels and energy carriers including CNG, hydrogen, bio fuels, LPG, electricity, hybrids, etc.
The declaration also acknowledged possible negative side-effects from the use of bio fuels adding that the group will, “avoid possible negative side-effects in biofuel development, particularly in developing countries in order to prevent competition between different forms of land uses, and promote sustainability in biomass cultivation. We invite the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) to continue its work on biofuel best practices and take forward the successful and sustainable development of bioenergy.”
The measures of these and other issues covered in the declaration will be monitored and evaluated every two years during the Environmentally Friendly Vehicles Conference the results of which shall be reported to G8-leaders.
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