World Conservation survey ranks biofuels last among 18 for “potential to reduce carbon levels without unacceptable side effects” trailing even nuclear power by a wide margin

The World Conservation Union released results from a survey of 1,000 government, NGO and industry officials which ranked biofuels last among technologies that respondents believed had the potential to reduce carbon levels without unacceptable side effects. Only 21 percent of executives supported the statement with respect to biofuels, trailing 17 other technologies. Almost twice as many supported nuclear technology while solar power was the most popular.

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