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<title>Our World in Data - Bioenergy and Biofuels</title>
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    <title>Global biofuel production has grown sevenfold in the last 20 years, despite the rise of electric cars</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/global-biofuel-production-has-grown-sevenfold-in-the-last-20-years-despite-the-rise-of-electric-cars</id>
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    <published>2026-05-09T00:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/global-biofuel-production-has-grown-sevenfold-in-the-last-20-years-despite-the-rise-of-electric-cars"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/24929f00-54ee-43ac-7072-e6aa0d7e1d00/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Bioenergy and Biofuels</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/bioenergy-biofuels</id>
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    <published>2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Pablo Rosado</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[How much bioenergy does the world produce, and what is it used for?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/bioenergy-biofuels"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/99904e99-0b0b-4342-6177-51f2c29b6900/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Putting solar panels on land used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electric</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/biofuel-land-solar-electric-vehicles</id>
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    <published>2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Pablo Rosado</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The world dedicates a Poland-sized area of land to liquid biofuels. Is there a more efficient way to generate energy?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/biofuel-land-solar-electric-vehicles"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9f05d67d-0d16-4494-86fd-23f5c563c200/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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