{"id":776,"date":"2013-11-15T11:35:31","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T11:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/?page_id=776"},"modified":"2014-04-24T09:17:02","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T09:17:02","slug":"biofuels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/jeans-issues\/environment\/food-and-farming\/biofuels\/","title":{"rendered":"Biofuels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">With the negative effects of biofuels becoming ever-more apparent, Greens in the European Parliament have influenced legislation to decrease the risks associated with burning crops as a fuel for vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Jean has received thousands of emails from constituents concerned about the devastating effects that biofuel production can have on food growing in the developing world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Greens have called for a complete ban on food-based biofuels being used for fuel, and their contribution to EU targets on fossil fuel reduction. 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