Are biofuels sustainable?: the EU perspective

"On 21 January 2008 the UK Government's Environmental Audit Committee (EAC)published its report on the inquiry 'Are biofuels sustainable?'. Their short answer,which has since been echoed by a wave of media coverage and environmental group campaigning, was a resounding 'No'. This review argues against this conclusion. Globally, the
development of an efficient biofuels industry is an environmental and economic imperative and the UK should leverage its capabilities in life sciences, energy and process industries to help meet this challenge.
The EU is right to promote 'sustainable' biofuels through the Renewable Energy Directive, provided that sustainability criteria are implemented effectively and applied consistently." in, Biotechnology for biofuels, V.1, no.9 (2008)