The experts of the World Energy Supply Problems Institute estimate that Western governments make a mistake by supporting large-scale projects of implantation of alternative types of fuel, and are obliged to reconsider this policy.
According to the report published lately by Washington research center of the World Energy Supply Problems Institute, the transition of enterprises to liquid biofuel or to solar energy is ineffective to such a great extent that all these initiatives will fail to attain their ultimate goal – to substitute for another resources in the world power consumption. Moreover, all further actions may cause not only a loss of capital running into milliards, but also may bring about a total exhaustion of large rich soil areas, which are indispensable for bringing up supplies to the increasing density of population of our planet.
The use of some particular types of biofuel such as those produced from sawdust, waste ends and maize stalk relies upon common sense in respect to environmental protection. Nonetheless, its potential is restricted by its application in aircraft, where there exist no any other sources of fuel capable of reducing emissions into the atmosphere.
Andrew Steer, the president of the Institute that has published the report, believes that all the previously determined properties and values of biofuel are exceedingly exaggerated, and that presently there exists a great number of other ways to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. Incidentally, he relies on multiple examples of futile attempts to fight with global warming.
To take an obvious example, in the issue of the program that was introduced into Senate by George Bush President’s Administration and eventually supported by Barack Obama President’s Administration, from 30% to 40% of American maize yield is used for the production of automobile biofuel, but in spite of this fact, its quota in overall consumption constitutes only 6%.
The report provides vivid examples proving that actual policy led inevitably to a worldwide rise in prices for provisions, to a partial atmosphere deterioration, and to a minimal reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, which are the primary cause of global warming.
Timothy Searchinger, co-author of the report, also finds the use of solar energy ineffective because of the exploitation of large areas suitable for agriculture.
"In order to supply the population of the planet with provisions up to the year of 2050, it is essential to extend areas meant for sowing by 70%. And, irrefutably evident, if we exploit soil for one definite need, it cannot be consequently exploited for a different one.", he asserted.
Doctor Jason Hill, the representative of Minnesota University concurs with this assessment. He considers that the first generation biofuel fell short of heightened expectations, and the growing of agricultural crops as a means to process them into biofuel seems rather senseless.
