BIOFUEL CERTIFICATION OR STANDARDS

Early day motion 178, tabled 8 November 2007 by Rudi Vis (Labour). Signed by 21 members.

That this House welcomes the candour of the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership, who have admitted that the proposed biofuel sustainability or carbon savings certification or standards will not account for the multiple displaced effects of diverting land from food production to biofuels, which include higher food prices, deforestation, human and wildlife displacement and major land-use change emissions; and notes with interest a detailed review of the prospects for biofuel certification and the lessons from timber certification, in the recent OECD briefing paper on biofuels.

Signatures by party: Labour 16, Liberal Democrat 3, Conservative 2.