Biofuel sucks!

For all those green guys and gals out there who support biofuels (petrol and diesel extracted from plants):

Biofuels switch a mistake, say researchers

In a few words, it transpires that growing biofuels is likely to have a worse effect on the environment than using fossil fuels. Here's and extract from the article posted on The Guardian:

Increasing production of biofuels to combat climate change will release between two and nine times more carbon gases over the next 30 years than fossil fuels...

Biofuel policy is rushing ahead without understanding the implications...

Reforesting the land would be a better way to reduce emissions...

As always we are looking to quick fix methods without realising the implications of such actions. Policymakers and world leaders should take note of such studies since they have set targets on switching to biofuels. So what should we do?

...the emphasis should be placed on increasing the efficiency of fossil fuel use and moving to carbon-free alternatives such as renewable energy...