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1、EuropePushestoGetFuelFromFields2008.5ARDEAItaly—ThepreviousgrowingseasonthislushcoastalfieldnearRomewasfilledwithrowsofdelicatedurumwheatusedtomakehighqualitypasta.Todayitoverflowswithrapeseedatallgnarledweedlikeplantbur
2、stingwithcoarseyellowflowersthathasbecomeanewmannafEuropeanfarmers:rapeseedcanbeturnedintobiofuel.Motivatedbygeneroussubsidiestodevelopalternativeenergysources—ameasureofconcernaboutthefutureofthepla—Europe’sfarmersarebe
3、ginningtogrowcropsthatcanbeturnedintofuelsmeanttoproducefeweremissionsthangasoil.TheyarechasingtheircounterpartsintheAmericaswhohavebeenraisingcropsfbiofuelfmethanfiveyears.“Thisisamuchneededboosttooureconomyourfarms”sai
4、dMarcelloPini50afarmerstinginfrontoftherapeseedheplantedfthefirsttime.“Ofcoursewehopeithelpstheenvironmenttoo.”InMarchtheEuropeanCommissiondisappointedbytheslowgrowthofthebiofuelsindustryapprovedadirectivethatincludeda“b
5、indingtarget”requiringmembercountriestouse10percentbiofuelftransptby2020—themostambitiousspecificgoalinthewld.MostEuropeancountriesarefarfromachievingthetargetareintroducingincentivessubsidiestobolsterproduction.Asaresul
6、tbioenergycropshavereplacedfoodasthemostprofitablecropinseveralEuropeancountries.InthispartofItalyfexamplethegovernmentguaranteesthepurchaseofbiofuelcropsat22eurosf100kilograms$13.42f100pounds—nearlytwicethe11to12eurosf1
7、00kilogramsofwheatontheopenmarketin2006.Betterstillfarmerscanplantbiofuelcropson“setaside”fieldslthatEurope’sagriculturepolicywouldotherwiserequirebeleftfallow.ButanexpertpanelconvenedbytheUnitedNationsFoodAgriculturegan
8、izationpointedoutthatthebiofuelsboomproducesbenefitsaswellastradeoffsrisks—includinghigherwildlyfluctuatingfoodprices.Insomemarketsgrainpriceshavenearlydoubled.“Atatimewhenagriculturalpricesarelowincomesbiofuelimprovesth
9、elotoffarmersinjectslifeintoruralareas”saidGustavoBestanexpertattheFoodAgricultureganizationinRome.“Butasthescalegrowsthedemfbiofuelcropsseemstobeinfinitewe’reseeingsomenegativeeffectsweneedtoholdupayellowlight.”JosetteS
10、heeranthenewheadoftheUnitedNationsWldFoodprogramwhichfednearly90millionpeoplein2006saidthatbiofuelscreatednewproblems.“Anincreaseingrainpricesimpactsusbecauseweareamajprocurerofgrainffood”shesaid.“Sobiofuelsarebothachall
11、engeanopptunity.”Brazilacountrywithaperfectclimatefsugarcanevastamountsoflstartedwithsubsidiesyearsagotoencouragethefarmingofsugarcanefbiofuelspartlytotakeup“excesscapacity”initsflaggingagriculturalsect.Theautoindustryju
12、mpedintoo.In2003Brazilianautomakersstartedproducingflexfuelcarsthatcouldrunonbiofuelsincludinglocallyproducedethanol.Today70percentofnewcarsinthecountryareflexfuelmodelsBrazilisoneofthelargestgrowersofcanefethanol.Analys
13、tsareunsureiftheBrazilianachievementcanbereplicatedinEurope—anywhereelse.Sugartakesfarlessenergytoconverttobiofuelthanalmostanyproduct.Yetafteraseriesofalarmingreptsonclimatechangethepoliticalurgencytomovefasterisclearly
14、growing.WithanarmloadofincentivestheItaliangovernmenthopesthat70000hectares173000acresoflwillbeplantedwithbiofuelcropsin2007240000hectaresin2010upfromzeroin2006.Mr.Pinithefarmerhasconvertedabout25percentofhisl18hectaresi
15、ncludinghis“setaside”ltoEurope’sfastestgrowingbiofuelcroprapeseed.Hestillhas50hectaresingrain7inolives.Hehasdiscoveredotheradvantagesaswell.InItaly’sfinickyfoodculturefoodcropshavetolookgoodbehighqualitytosell—adroughtun
16、dueheatcanmeananoffyear.Cropsffuelincontrastcanbeuglystunted.“Youneedfewerseedsit’smucheasiertogrow”hesaid.2006.11Fallthenaturalmanmadedisastersofthepastyeartravelersseemmedeterminedthanevertoleavehome.Nevermindthetsunam
17、idevastationinAsialastDecembertherecentearthquakeinKashmirthesuicidebombingsthisyearinLondonBaliamongotherplacesonoffthetouristtrail.Thenumberofleisuretravelersvisitingtouristdestinationshitbytroublehasinsomecasesbounced
18、backtoalevelhigherthanbefedisasterstruck.“Thisnewfastrecoveryoftourismweareobservingiskindofstrange“saidJohnKoldowskidirectftheStrategicIntelligenceCenteroftheBangkokbasedPacificAsiaTravelAssociation.“Itmakesyouthinkabou
19、ttheadagethatanypublicityisgoodpublicity.“Itisstilltoosoontocompileyearonyearstatisticsfthedisastersofthepast12monthsbuttravelindustryexpertssaythatthebroadtrendsarealreadyclear.Leisuretravelisexpectedtoincreasebynearly5
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