Ercolini ospite del "Pianeta Terra Festival"

a prposito di biomasse, biocombustibili, bioenergia e di come occorra pensarle tutte....
scritto da msirca, gennaio 04, 2007

http://www.rainforestportal.org/alerts/send.asp?id=europe_biofuel


(un appello alla Unione Europea affinché metta paletti precisi allo sfruttamento delle foreste e dei suoli in materia di "biomasse". "Biomassa" termine che diventerà di moda in tempi brevi, ci verrà proposto a martello dai media complici di chi si vede sfilare il malloppo destinato alle vere rinnovabili ma finora goduto da affaristi e inquinatori, costoro non vorranno rinunciare a così facili guadagni....è anche vero che il mio inglese è approssimativo, chi potesse tradurre per chi volesse sottoscrivere l'appello sapendo esattamente l'argomento, sarebbe benvenuto/a, per firmare e per il doc completo vedi il link)

"I understand that on 10th January the European Commission will make an announcement about the review of the Biomass Action Plan and the European Biofuel Directive. I urge you to not endorse plans for an expansion of Europe's biofuel industry at this stage, and strongly demand that the plan not support environmentally destructive industrial biofuels that come at the expense of ancient rainforests.
The European Parliament has recognised that the lack of clear environmental standards and safeguards could have significant negative effects, such as an increase in tropical deforestation and agriculture intensification and biodiversity losses in Europe and abroad, while failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly.
Furthermore, research has shown that palm oil from South-east Aisan peatlands is linked to carbon emissions ten times greater than those from using an equivalent quantity of mineral oil.
No mechanisms exist to prevent biofuels linked to rainforest destruction, forest fires and peat drainage from being expanded as a result of the EU Biofuel directive. The furthest-developed certification scheme is the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil: After years of discussions there is not even a time-table for it certifying any sustainable palm oil, and some of the
companies involved continue to clear virgin ancient rainforests with impunity.
I am also very concerned that the European Commission did not consult with NGOs and community organisations which represent the people who will be directly affected by the
greater demand for palm oil, soy, sugar cane or jatropha. Latin American groups have just issued their own declaration, saying 'We Want Food Sovereignty, Not Biofuels', and many southern African NGOs in the CURES network say that they want biofuels to meet the needs of
their communities, rather than an export-oriented biofuel strategy.
Finally, I am very worried about reports that the European Parliament have recommended that peat should be classed as a long-term renewable source of bioenergy. Peat should not be classed as either renewable or as a form of bioenergy as its carbon content is as high or higher than that of other types of fossil fuels, and it is not renewable on a human time scale. (...segue, vedi link)