Biofuels – a risky replacement for oil

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Sweden wants to cut its energy dependence on fossil fuels by 90 percent in 40 years' time. One way to do that is to make fuel from organic products that we can grow ourselves. But will a higher use of biofuels simply lead to another addiction? "Most of the things that we focus on now are not able to reduce the production of biomass enough. We also have to have food," Brian Mathiesen, an associate professor at Aalborg University in Denamrk, told Radio Sweden. "We have to do a lot of research, and a lot of thinking about what the best biomass technology will be. What I can see in the crystal ball is that we should boost the biomass to make it more productive," Brian Mathiesen added.