BIOFUEL WORLDWIDE STATUS.pdf - makalah biofuel

1. BACKGROUND OF THE REPORT In view of the forecasted shortages and increasing prices of fossil fuels, climate change, and the need for new income and employment opportunities in rural areas, biofuels have taken center stage in policy debates. The use of biofuels is developing favorably worldwide. Brazil, the United States, many European countries, and a growing number of countries in Southeast Asia are now pinning their hopes on biofuels. Brazil and the United States are the largest producers of ethanol in the world. China, too, has launched a program with a view to using ethanol as a fuel. The German Federal Government welcomes and supports this development in the interest of global climate and resource protection and in order to seize the opportunities for rural development. However, the full potential of biofuels is only now becoming apparent. What is now needed for targeted global action is a comprehensive account of the global options for the use of liquid biofuel...