Biofuels fact sheet
Fact sheets and brochures
1 June 2008
Biofuels are produced from biological, non-fossil sources. By using biofuels we are reducing New Zealand's reliance on imported crude oil, increasing the use of renewable energy and reducing our overall emissions of carbon dioxide, which contribute to global climate change. Currently in New Zealand the transport sector is responsible for 45% of our greenhouse gas emissions.
As biofuels are produced from biological material they are to varying degrees ‘carbon neutral', which means they do not put extra CO2 into the atmosphere - unlike fossil fuels. The biological material that biofuel is made from absorbs CO2, which balances out the CO2 released when biofuel is used - and that is good news for the environment.
