Thank you for being here.
We are all in favour of sustainable development as a means of achieving a balance between the environment, the economy and social effects.
At home, I replaced all my light bulbs with compact fluorescent lights. I am now in the process of replacing all of those fluorescent bulbs, because I have since learned that the mercury they contain is worse than the effect of an incandescent light bulb. In addition, we are not equipped to recycle the fluorescent bulbs.
Sustainable development is not necessarily easy to accomplish, even for someone who sincerely intends to make his or her own contribution.
As regards biofuels, their production has resulted in famine in 35 different countries. We have created a major imbalance.
Mr. Meadowcroft, do you believe that producing biofuels is still consistent with sustainable development?