Oxfam has a letter in today's Guardian outlining its position on biofuels, focusing on their contribution to the global food crisis.

The letter is in reply to yesterday's response by the European Commision's energy spokesman to a World Bank report obtained by The Guardian, which stated that biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75%. [see also the coverage and discussion on the Gristmill blog] The European Commision attributes only a very small impact by biofuels on food prices.

As well as giving support to the evidence contained in the World Bank's report, Oxfam's points to the new evidence of higher emissions from biofuels than previously though, contained in the UK government's Gallagher review.