"Brazil Promotes Biofuels At COP30, But How Clean Are They?"

"Countries are betting big on biofuels, but critics say it could deepen food insecurity and fuel new climate risks."

"NEW DELHI - At the U.N. COP30 climate summit in Brazil, several countries are pushing for more biofuels, made from crops like sugarcane and maize, as cleaner and cheaper substitutes for petrol.

At a pre-COP30 meeting in its capital last month, Brazil, backed by Japan, Italy and India, called for the quadrupling of global sustainable fuel production, including biofuels, by 2035.

Yet environmentalists warn that clearing more land to grow crops for biofuels could increase greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and undermine food security."

Bhasker Tripathi reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation November 12, 2025.

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"COP30: Brazil Seeks Biofuel Boom, But Critics Query Climate Impact" (Thomson Reuters Foundation)