Blog Bioenergy for society? The BBSRC is trying to find a way. by Peter Mills More than seven hours on the train on one of the hottest days of the year. Failing air conditioning ... 18 Jul 2013 1
News EU Parliament vote on biofuels The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee of the European Parliament has today voted ... 11 Jul 2013
News Synthetic biology companies should be mindful of ethics The UK's Technology Strategy Board has encouraged companies to be mindful of the Council's ethic... 06 Nov 2012
Blog EC biofuels announcement: moving the targets misses the point by Peter Mills The EU Commission has this week proposed a new target for the percentage of transport fuel from rene... 19 Oct 2012 0
News UK Government sets out ‘bioenergy principles’ The ethical principles proposed by the Council in its 2011 report Biofuels: ethical issues are stron... 03 May 2012
News Council gives Select Committee evidence on bioenergy Today Dr Alena Buyx, Assistant Director of the Council, gave oral evidence at a one-off session on b... 21 Feb 2012
News New teaching resources on the ethics of biofuels The Council has published a set of teaching resources based on its 2011 report Biofuels: ethical iss... 02 Dec 2011
News Council comments on Renewable Energy Directive proposals The EC Renewable Energy Directive (RED), adopted in April 2009, requires that 10 percent of transpor... 29 Nov 2011
News EC approves certification schemes for biofuels The European Commission has approved the first voluntary schemes that certify the sustainability of ... 21 Jul 2011
News G20 report addresses effect of biofuels on food prices A major international report delivered to the G20 group of governments, emphasises that biofuels sho... 14 Jun 2011
News Council calls for mandatory certification of biofuels In its response to the Government's consultation on implementing the transport elements of the Eur... 03 Jun 2011
News Biofuels article in Science mag A Policy Forum article has been published in Science magazine which discussed the findings of the Co... 14 Apr 2011
Press Release Current biofuels policies are unethical, says report Current UK and European policies on biofuels encourage unethical practices, says a report by the Nuf... 13 Apr 2011
Report Read report Downloads Download the report Download the guide to the report Download the summary 12 Apr 11 Biofuels: ethical issues This report sets out an ethical framework to guide policy making for both current and future biofuels.
News 'Biofuels: ethical issues' report launch The Council will publish a report on the ethical issues raised by biofuels on 13 April 2011. This... 01 Mar 2011
News Biofuels Working Party meets with policy makers As part of its ongoing investigation, the Council's Working Party on New Approaches to Biofuels me... 31 Aug 2010
News Council meets experts on biofuels The Council has held a series of fact finding meetings with biofuels specialists as part of its inqu... 27 Apr 2010
News Launch of consultation on biofuels The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has launched a public consultation on the potential of new types o... 22 Dec 2009
Press Release Ethics body asks: how green are new biofuels? The UK Nuffield Council on Bioethics is today calling for people's views on the potential of new t... 22 Dec 2009
