Two aspects have been exaggerated. This is whey the international conference on biofuels that took place on 5 July in Brussels proved timely. The two theses (one presenting biofuel production as if it were a turning point in world energy history, the other, exclusively highlighting its dangers) were pitted against each other. Finding a balance is possible.
Mr Lula da Silva's infectious enthusiasm. The most eloquent advocate of the thesis in favour of biofuels has been the president of...