Letters: Growing efforts to tackle fuel price rises

Growing efforts to tackle fuel price rises The World Bank report blames food price rises on several factors, starting with high energy and fertiliser prices (Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis, July 4). So it is irresponsible to attack biofuels, one of the few tools available to take the pressure off the price of oil, which is itself the main cause of high energy and fertiliser prices. Attacking biofuels will only benefit rich oil-producing countries, whose CO2 footprint is getting worse due to the shrinking production of sweet light crudes, and the coming on stream of heavy oils and tar sands that need an increasing level of energy and emissions to be extracted, refined and transported. The World Bank considers biofuels to be just one of the many factors involved in rising food prices. Other reports, including the... [read full story]