In Face of Hunger, Corn Ethanol Industry Says Blame Anyone But Us | The Energy Collective

In a Washington Post editorial last week, biofuels expert Tim Searchinger sheds much needed light on the link between two important trends in today’s markets for grains: the expansion of global biofuels mandates on the one hand and the frequency and magnitude of food shortages around the world on the other. Not surprisingly, corn ethanol groups like Growth Energy jumped to criticize Searchinger personally and try to discredit his ideas—jumped so quickly in fact that it makes you wonder whether they even read the editorial. Not only does Growth overstate and misstate Searchinger’s arguments, but they try to distract their readers from the food price issue by arguing against established science around indirect land-use change impacts of ethanol production.

Govt carbon [scam] plans 'may damage manufacturing industry' - Low Carbon Economy

Members of the manufacturing industry have called on the government to reconsider its proposal to implement a carbon price.

EEF, which represents British manufacturing, was responding to a consultation launched by the Treasury when it said such a move could damage the industry's competitiveness.

Germany, Norway Give $5 Million to UN Group’s Emissions Program - Bloomberg

Germany and Norway together gave $5 million to support the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s program to improve data on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, the FAO said.

Norway is contributing $3 million and Germany $2 million to the mitigation of climate change in agriculture program, the UN body said today in a statement on its website.