Commentary: How a California climate win could end up destroying rainforests — and what to do about it
Half the diesel fuel in California is made not from unsustainable petroleum but from renewable biomass such as waste and plant oils. Soon all our diesel will be biofuels. This is particularly good for the environment if the fuel is made from wastes and residues, but it’s much less so if it’s made from crops that use energy and land but don’t produce food.
Unfortunately, a to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard threatens to put the state, the country and the world on a course
