Tim Yeo MP, Chairman of the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee and former Shadow Minister of Agriculture, writes about limitation of current policies on biofuels.
Earlier this year the Environmental Audit Committee looked at biofuels, to try to untangle conflicting reports about their usefulness in lowering greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, and to investigate concerns that their production might cause environmental damage.
We found that although certain biofuels, such as bioethanol, can indeed help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, many could have serious environmental impacts and might even lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions overall.
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The Rt Hon David Davis MP, Shadow Home Secretary, has resigned as a Member of Parliament and the Conservative front bench.
Davis has said that he intends to fight a by-election purely on the issue of civil liberties and the passing of the 42-day detention legislation through the Commons.
Media comment has quickly come down in a critical manner, suggesting this is a publicity stunt or that Davis has “lost the plot” as one pundit put it. Anecdotal reports from among Conservative supporters suggest that things are not as clear as that and there may be substantial support for him away from the Westminster village.
So, we ask the question of TRG members and supporters: Do you support David Davis?
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