Biotech Updates

Royal Society Reports on Sustainable Biofuels

January 18, 2008

The Royal Society, an independent scientific academy dedicated to promoting excellence in science in the United Kingdom, has released a policy document on "Sustainable biofuels: Prospects and challenges." It discusses issues such as conversion and biorefineries, end use and distribution, evaluating the impact of biofuels, policy, and research and development.

Among the document's recommendations include a call to the UK government to provide "support to many of the R D & D niches in this sector, including biotechnology, agronomy, land use assessment and the calculation of biofuel supply potential".

Download the full document at http://royalsociety.org/displaypagedoc.asp?id=28632