Esther Bijlo
Former economy editor and assistant editor in chief of Dutch daily Trouw, Esther Bijlo continues to write for the paper as a specialist in economic and environmental issues.
Updated: 7 December 2009
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By Esther Bijlo
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Biofuels: Not so green after all
16 June 201029 1 Trouw Amsterdam -
Climate Change: Carbon storage emerges from underground
7 December 200920 1 Trouw Amsterdam
The European Commission has introduced a new biofuels certification scheme to combat deforestation, among other laudable objectives. But biofuel production uses up a great deal of arable land and if food crop farmers have to move elsewhere, more land may end up being cleared.... 
Numerous companies and organizations, including Shell, have proposed capturing CO2 for storage underground; and scientists who were sceptical about the technique are now rallying to the cause. However, in view of the economic interests at stake, it is hard to tell the independent experts from the lobbyists.