They contribute to making our economies less dependent on other fuels for their energy and counteract the increasing scarcity of fossil fuels. However, they must be developed in harmony with staple food crops to limit their impact on the environment.
The second or third-generation fuels are promising.
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Target for 2020:
1.2 Mtoe (million tons of oil equivalent), the equivalent of 2 300 MW, from biomass fuels and waste to generate power (0.24 Mtoe in 2006)

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