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Thu 07 Jul 2008Biofuels targets should be scrapped, says Labour
The Labour Party has called on the Government to scrap its current biofuels targets over concerns about their impact on world food prices and the environment.
The party's spokeswoman on energy Liz McManus said earlier today that the Government should move towards a more modest target where biofuels provide 4 per cent of all transport fuels by 2015.
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