One of the most important problem when it comes to global warming is emission of CO2. But human race produces minor amounts of it when compared to natural sources like vulcanos. In history of Earth there where many changes of climate (warming or colding) and unfortunately there is nothing we can do about it. Human is just a tiny gear in this process.

People behind this global warming paranoia are just counting on good will people like you to spread disaster stories as much as it is possible. This is just another way to make business. US and EU governments pay big cash for climate research and the scariest stories scientiests tell, the bigger funds. Open your eyes and check also other scientific sources than the ones coming from people who are earning money on it.

Here we have competing problems, the effects of biofuels and the effects of fossil fuels (and the inevitable if not immediately pressing, shortage of supply of fossil fuels).

Commercial production is a part of research but we as human beings aren’t going to get it right first time. We will have to adjust and adjust and adjust as we go down the road.

I think we actually agree for the most part, I just think the focus needs to be more on identifying and promoting better policy rather than merely pointing out where current policy fails.

There is no getting round the fact that fossil fuels are ultimately a finite resource. We do need to invest and develop in all manner of areas that may bring us some alternatives both in the short and long term and biofuels is clearly one of those areas.

We don’t need people looking at the current state of biofuels (or milk carton recycling) and thinking “It’s shit, let’s stop it”. We need people thinking “It’s shit, how can we improve it”. How can we make it more efficient, how can we mitigate against the downsides etc etc.

We need to continue to advance our knowledge, not look at our current state and give up. We need “do it better energy”, not “stop energy”.

Those recent reports seem to be a big blow to that strategy, but I’m sure that EU strategists (or those from any other contry whose economy might suffer long term because of expensive oil) will try hard to keep it forward, by facilitating some studies that have supportive conclusion.

@Hajdi: Are you kidding me? We are changing the chemical composition of our atmosphere at a rapid pace and you wondering if we are having any major impact?