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The go ahead to build a biodiesel processing plant in Switzerland has once again put the spotlight on the potential - and controversy - of growing crops for fuel.
The company, Green Bio Fuel, has received permission from authorities in canton Aargau to build a factory that could generate enough biodiesel to help Switzerland meet its target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions to ten per cent of 1990 levels.
The facility will have the capacity to produce 130 million litres of biodiesel a year, which amounts to five per cent of Switzerland's current demand for diesel fuel.
This according to the Federal Energy Office, would be enough to put Switzerland in line with its Kyoto CO2 emission promises.
swissinfo.ch»
The go ahead to build a biodiesel processing plant in Switzerland has once again put the spotlight on the potential - and controversy - of growing crops for fuel.
The company, Green Bio Fuel, has received permission from authorities in canton Aargau to build a factory that could generate enough biodiesel to help Switzerland meet its target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions to ten per cent of 1990 levels.
The facility will have the capacity to produce 130 million litres of biodiesel a year, which amounts to five per cent of Switzerland's current demand for diesel fuel.
This according to the Federal Energy Office, would be enough to put Switzerland in line with its Kyoto CO2 emission promises.
swissinfo.ch»