MORE TALK ON CLIMATE CHANGE

• The United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that carbon dioxide concentrates will increase by 2050 to between 450 to 550 parts per million (ppm) and will continue to increase unless precautionary action is taken.
• As for global temperature, IPCC estimates that it will increase by between 0.5 degrees and 2.5 degress centigrade by 2050, and will continue to increase within a range of 1.4 degress and 5.8 degrees by 2100.
• It is estimated that about 86% of global energy demand is met by burning fossil fuels.

Source - Malaysian Business

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF BIO-DIESEL USAGE

• Renewable energy source.
• Bio-diesel reduces the emission of carbon monoxide by approximately 50% and carbon dioxide by 78% on a net basis. The use of bio-diesel does not give rise to any net CO2 emission on combustion.
• Bio-diesel contains fewer aromatic hydrocarbons.
• Sulphur emissions are eliminated because bio-diesel does not contain sulphur.
• It has higher cetane rating than petrol-diesel, and therefore causes less knocking.

Source - Global Oils & Fats Business Magazine