As far as I can tell, bio fuel is a startlingly brilliant bit of science, whose reputation has been sullied by some bad execution. If "sustainability" means protecting the planet's resources and not using up the share of future generations, then bio fuels are the key: we only burn what we can grow. Unfortunately, old fashioned economics created some unintended consequences such as Indonesian farmers cashing in on a demand for palm oil by chopping down the earth's CO2 sponges - the rain forests - to make space to grow their crops. But let's not throw the proverbial baby out with the bathwater. If we can regulate properly, and trace the bio fuel we use back to well managed farmland and conscientious farmers, then we may just have the solution to climate change on our hands.
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