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May 13, 2008 05:17PM
Edit this title from the Fast Facts Section
''Climate change induced famine may displace more than 250 million people worldwide by 2050
Consider that oil priced at >$90 per barrel has had a disproportionate impact on the poorest countries, 38 of which are net importers and 25 of which import all of their oil;
Developing countries consume roughly twice as much oil per dollar of GDP as the United States
All the while, the high cost and Inaccessibility of fossil fuels, leaves approximately 2 billion people worldwide without reliable energy sources, without refrigeration, basic communication, heat, or even light.
For developing countries, then, climate change and world’s energy policies are a source of oppression, a source of sickness and a source of human suffering.
Since the two-thirds of the people in the developing world who derive their incomes from agriculture and Jatropha based biodiesel has enormous potential to change their situation for the better and poverty can be broken by Jatropha Cultivation as this dedicated crop has a huge potential for replication world -wide, improving the livelihood of many more.
At the community level, farmers that produce dedicated energy crops can grow their incomes and grow their own supply of affordable and reliable energy
At the national level, producing more biofuels will generate new industries, new technologies, new jobs and new markets. At the same time, producing more biofuels will reduce energy expenditures and allow developing countries to put more of their resources into health, education and other services for their neediest citizens.''
http://www.jatrophabiodiesel.org/
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