Glenfiddich will use its own whisky waste to fuel its trucks
I find the terminology used here incredibly annoying.<p>> It will convert its production waste and residues into an Ultra-Low Carbon Fuel (ULCF) gas that produces minimal carbon dioxide and other harmful emissions.<p>> The biogas emitted by whisky’s production process cuts CO2 emissions by over 95 per cent compared to diesel and other fossil fuels and reduces other harmful particulates and greenhouse gas emissions by up to 99 per cent, Glenfiddich said.<p>Biogas is a mixture of methane and CO2. When burnt, it produces less CO2 per unit energy than petrol, because it's got more hydrogen, but it absolutely still produces lots of CO2. It is definitely not cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 95% or 99%! The important difference is that the carbon is not from fossil sources. This is vital! But CO2 is still being emitted!<p>Essentially, "carbon" has become a metonym for "fossil-derived carbon". This is going to lead to lots of confusion by anyone who doesn't have a firm grip on that fact.