In Australia, Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia has joined with leading cross-sector organisations in an appeal to the Australian Government for support in enabling an on-shore renewable diesel refining industry. The letter to Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Chris Bowen MP points to the key role of renewable diesel in decarbonising a range […]
In the Netherlands, twelve of Europe’s leading fossil fuel companies are deceiving the public about their willingness to curb their climate-damaging impact by transitioning to renewable energy sources, according to analysis commissioned by Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The report, ‘The Dirty Dozen: The Climate Greenwashing of 12 European Oil Companies’, analysed the 2022 […]
In the UK, Air Cargo News reported that DHL Global Forwarding has called for a substantial increase in SAF production as it reports rising demand for sustainable solutions from customers. The freight forwarder noted that customers are willing to explore the use of sustainable solutions even if they come at a higher cost. “With the […]
In Washington, American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has called on U.S. President Joe Biden to ensure the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promptly finalizes its proposed regulation to eliminate the 1-pound per square inch (psi) Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver for gasoline containing 10 percent ethanol (E10) in eight states. In a letter to President […]
In Washington, America’s farmers, fuel marketers and retailers, and renewable fuel producers have called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to adopt a market-oriented, technology-neutral approach to transportation decarbonization in its upcoming final tailpipe emissions standards for 2027-2032 light- and medium-duty vehicles. In a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, seven national associations […]
In Washington, a group of fuel production stakeholders, including H2Carrier and MAN Energy Solutions, joined Environmental Defense Fund in support for the full decarbonization of the shipping industry by 2050. The companies call on International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member States to develop policies that incentivize the production and adoption of sustainable fuels, and to adopt […]
In New York, Airline Weekly reported that UEA-based airline Emirates President Tim Clark called for the airline industry to “do better” and invest more towards the development of sustainable aviation fuels as part of the global efforts to decarbonize commercial aviation. “If we rely on government, if we rely on other entities to do things, […]
In Australia, to help kickstart local production of SAF, the Qantas Group is calling for the Australian Government to introduce a SAF blending mandate as part of a broader framework of industry policies, similar to those already announced in other jurisdictions. The UK, Europe and Japan have set or proposed mandates of between 5 and […]
In Belgium, FEDIOL, the vegetable oil and protein meal industry, draws attention to acute market developments due to massive increases of imported biodiesel which lead to devastating consequences for the Europe based feedstock up to EU farm level. Imports of biofuels, classified as waste based, for example identified as HVO (hydro-treated vegetable oil) or FAME […]
In Washington, Governor Kim Reynolds led a letter joined by Gov. Pillen of Nebraska and Gov. Parson of Missouri urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase volumes of biodiesels in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2023, 2024, and 2025. The letter reads: “U.S. fuel prices remain stubbornly high and diesel fuel stocks remain […]
