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Biofuels

Any hydrocarbon fuel i.e. Solid, Liquid or Gas, that is produced from an organic matter which may be living or once living material, in a short period of time is considered a biofuel.

Examples include:

Solid: Wood, manure

Liquid: Bioethanol and Biodiesel

Gaseous: Biogas

Biofuels can be produced from biomass, such as corn or sugar, vegetable oils or waste feedstocks.

As biofuels emit less carbon dioxide (CO2) than conventional fuels they can be blended with existing fuels as an effective way of reducing CO2 emissions in the transport sector.

Biofuels represent around 3% of road transport fuels in use around the world.