Climatechangecorp.com published a summary of biofuel standards, including the positively received “Version Zero” published by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels, as well as less successful standards promulgated by feedstock groups such as Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil, the Basel Criteria for Responsible Soy Production and the Better Sugarcane Initiative.
The International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labeling Alliance, which assesses voluntary standards, has welcomed the Roundtable into its membership, prompting positive reaction from the World Wildlife Fund, and industrials such as Shell and Petrobras. Version One of the RSB standard will be released in April 2009 following stakeholder comment.
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels has released "Version Zero" of its sustainability principles and criteria, and have released a draft for public comment. Download the draft here.
The group pl...
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels has released "Version Zero" of its sustainability principles and criteria, and have released a draft for public comment here. The group plans to gather stakehold...
The National Biodiesel Board said that it would establish Sustainability Task Force that will seek to develop solutions to questions that have been posed about the environmental benefits of biodiesel....
A consortium of 17 non-governmental organizations called on EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs to require sustainability standards for biofuel production or eliminate biofuels mandates.
The NGO...
In Sweden, SEKAB has announced that it will be distributing "supply verified sustainable" ethanol. The company, which sets its own certification standards for sustainability, looks for labor standards...
In England, the Renewable Fuels Agency issues its first monthly report on biofuels and sustainability targets, and found that biofuels accounted for 2.14 percent of fuels, well short of the 2.5 percen...
Climatechangecorp.com published a summary of biofuel standards, including the positively received “Version Zero” published by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels, as well as less successful standards promulgated by feedstock groups such as Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil, the Basel Criteria for Responsible Soy Production and the Better Sugarcane Initiative.
