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Questioning the Legitimacy of Biofuel

Introduction

With the turn of a new millennium , man has taken another step further in science . If about a century ago , fossil fuels are used to run automobiles and other vehicles now , man has tapped into nature 's resources and discovered the use of biofuels . Biofuel is defined as energy carriers that is derived from the conversion of biomass to provide sustainable inputs for heat , power , and transport applications which can either be liquid , solid or gaseous (UNIDO

Considerable attempts have been

made in to reduce net emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases . The need for alternative fuels , substance and a variety of viable products has developed significantly in the initial years of the 21st century . Propelled by the high cost of petroleum , governments all over the world are resolved to seek for other viable alternatives as one of their goals to bring down their dependence on foreign petroleum

Man realizes that his environment is as important to him as his own life . He becomes aware of giving importance to a sustainable living Crude oil has been running this world for almost a century since it was first discovered . The discovery of fossil fuels left a remarkable impact on the economic and political events that shaped the world Unfortunately , the implications of utilizing petroleum were not forestalled before it finally set its price on all of humanity Machines , dependent on petroleum products , emitted abundant carbon dioxide in this world to create the greenhouse effect that contributed to the larger phenomenon of global warming . With the discovery of a new source of energy , the controversy as to whether or not Biofuels also have implications synonymously significant as that with the use of petroleum , remains debatable . On one side , Biofuels are seen promising replacement for petroleum , but the uncertainty on its viability and sustainability as a legitimate source of energy complicates issue even more

Supporting the Legitimacy of Biofuel

According to the Steve Nash 's (2007 ) Decrypting Biofuel Scenarios Biofuel 's the thing , the new universal solvent , the energy elixir and the great wet hope . Generally , biofuels are composed of ethanol and biodiesel . Biofuel , derived from cellulosic biomass , possesses the prospective to transform the conventional petroleum-based industries as it can thoroughly improve the environmental condition at the same time as invigorating the economy of the countryside and lessening dependence on conventional forms of energy . In an edited commentary letter of the Science Magazine by Etta Kavanagh , Koonin suggested that `with the plausible technology developments , biofuels could supply some 30 of global demand in an environmentally responsible manner without affecting food production ' Small scale biofuels development have also led to potential benefits such that recycled cooking oil in industrialized countries contribute to a limited benefit to climate change emissions Small scale production in development countries by communities for their respective community for heating , lighting and electricity could also be a potential for a greater social value in freeing women from collecting wood...

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