In India, Reuters reports the government has expanded the excise tax exemption on biofuels to include ethanol and vegetable oils so that oil marketing companies would be encouraged to increase biofuel blending. Previously, the excise tax exemption for ethanol was only available for 10% blends but will now be applied to 12% to 15% blends […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports Indonesia has proposed raising palm oil export quotas and is considering raising mandatory levels of biodiesel in fuel blends to prop up prices for farmers as domestic palm oil inventories run high, a minister said on Saturday. Palm oil inventories soared and factories limited purchases from farmers after Jakarta halted exports […]
In Washington, D.C., President Biden, the EPA and renewable energy leaders are disappointed in the Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. EPA that curtails the EPA’s ability to limit emissions from the energy sector and making it harder than ever for the EPA to regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants as well as […]
In Canada, Renewable Industries Canada (RICanada) welcomed the Canadian government’s release of the final Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR). The final CFR marks a major milestone in Canada’s ongoing efforts to decarbonize transportation and combat climate change sustainably. RICanada has been pleased to be an active participant in the Government’s CFR Technical Working Group and public […]
In Canada, the Canadian Press got ahold of a copy of the final regulations for the Clean Fuel Standard approved by Parliament last week that will delay decarbonization rules but will ask for stronger cuts by 2030. The new rules are set to be published by July 6. The delayed policy was first proposed in […]
In Washington, Growth Energy filed petitions for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to excuse certain refineries from their obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In a decision announced this April, EPA reversed 31 small refinery exemptions (SREs) it had previously […]
In Germany, the UK’s Telegraph newspaper says that President Biden intended to block Prime Minister Johnson’s attempt to get G7 countries to temporarily remove biofuel blending mandates in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The war has increased grain prices and fueled concerns about possible food insecurity and conflicts between food and fuel. Sources […]
In Washington, the Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition issued a call for abstracts and opened registration for its 2nd annual Biobased Economy Conference, which will be held November 6-8, 2022 at the Gaylord National Resort Center in Washington, D.C. At the AFCC event, the focus will be on: Sustainable Feedstocks and Biofuels; Biobased Manufacturing: Renewable […]
In Michigan, lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 814, authored by committee chairman Sen. Kevin Daley, which would establish a retailer tax incentive for higher ethanol blends, specifically a tax credit of $0.05 per gallon on sales of E15 and $0.085 per gallon on sales of E85. Growth Energy General Counsel Joe Kakesh testified in support […]
In the UK, Reuters reports that the UK and Germany are expected to push G7 ministers meeting this weekend to roll back their biofuel mandates in an effort to increase food security in light of high energy prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The International Food Policy Research Institute told Reuters that national […]
