A better climate, less poverty Scientific projections suggest that climate change will hit the countries around the equator the most. The effects, such as droughts, floods, desertification, reduced access to fresh water and failed harvests, are noticeable already. Using CO2 neutral biofuels counters the greenhouse effect and the corresponding climate change. An honest fuel The approach of Diligent has a tangible benefit: since Diligent gets its fuel from tropical crops in Tanzania and Colombia, Diligent contributes to employment and poverty reduction in these countries. Diligent offers farmers a fair price and ensures that their products will be bought, so that they can build a better future. Local use or export? Biofuels can be used locally, or be exported to Europe. For combatting climate change it does not matter where biofuels are used, after all the Earth has only one atmosphere. Both markets have their own advantages: Use in the land of production benefits the energy balance. Transporting fuel to Europe is not required. Furthermore, local use stimulates countries to develop their own economies in a sustainable way. Export, on the other hand, is good for the trade balance of the country. Selling jatropha products internationally will generate more money for the Tanzanian economy than import of fossil fuel costs. Besides, energy demands in western countries is much higher. If the Netherlands wants to meet part of its fuel consumption through biofuels, import of oil from other countries will be unavoidable. Diligent is convinced that both methods, in their own way, are in the interest of poor countries. Therefore, Diligent applies both: local use of bio-ethanol in Colombia and export of oil and biodiesel from Tanzania.