- Reduces greenhouse gas emissions contributing
to global warming (contains very little sulfur and produces far less
carbon monoxide while burning)
- Less expensive in the short-term – can be
domestically produced, as opposed to fossil fuels that are non-renewable
(cannot be grown/made)
- Compost uses products that would have been
destroyed anyways and converts them into oils that can be used to
generate power
- If produced and used in the same country, there
is less dependence on foreign countries to provide oil and other fuels
–energy is more secure/guaranteed, and support is gained for agriculture
and industry of home country
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- Long-term effect of rising corn/sugarcane prices,
especially impacting poorer developing countries
- Directly competes with food crops
- Rainforests and tropical areas could be cleared
to grow crops for biofuels, possible displacement of populations
- Difficult to grow sugarcane unless climate is
perfect (equatorial climate), and usually crops are doused with harmful
chemicals
- Less efficient – produces 55% less energy than
gasoline
- Can cause rubber tubing in cars to wear out
faster than gasoline
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