Subscribe now

Letter: Algae can make biofuel without trashing Earth (1)

Published 12 May 2021

From Guy Cox, St Albans, New South Wales, Australia

In your look at the links between biodiversity and climate change, you state that “measures to limit warming often don’t take biodiversity into account 10 April, p 41. Some, such as the push for biofuels, directly harm it.” However, microalgal systems offer significant opportunities to produce renewable biofuels without affecting farming or biodiversity.

Issue no. 3334 published 15 May 2021

Sign up to our weekly newsletter

Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox. We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

Sign up
Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop