Biodiesel will solve nothing - let’s try increased motor tax instead
All things being equal this would be a ‘green’ alternative to fossil fuel because the carbon used to grow the plants is sequestered from the air - but all things are not equal.
Considerable energy input is needed for the complete cycle - to produce fertiliser, cultivate the land, harvest the crop, process it into fuel, and to distribute it, all of which comes from fossil fuels, including tax-free red diesel.
