In Iowa, kicking off the 2022 Iowa legislative session with her Condition of the State address, Governor Kim Reynolds issued a promising call for passing biofuels legislation this year, saying she is introducing new legislation that will improve access to both 20% biodiesel (B20) and 15% ethanol (E15), and upgrade Iowa’s fuel infrastructure to offer […]
In California, in a cosigned letter, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), along with the Great Plains Institute, Low Carbon Fuels Coalition, the National Biodiesel Board, and Canadian Oilseed Processors Association, recommended the California Air Resources Board (CARB) recognize the climate benefits of farming practices in California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The letter provides principles […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that following the recent announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency of blending mandates for 2022, the Biden Administration is considering cutting those levels after facing backlash from the oil industry and its lobbies. The oil industry claims that there isn’t enough ethanol available to achieve the 15 billion gallons mandated for […]
In China, Reuters reports the country will review over the next year the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on US DDGS imports starting on January 12, but the tariffs will remain in place during the review period. Domestic DDGS producers are facing tight margins due to high corn prices, and an influx of cheaper DDGS from […]
In Washington, the Houston Chronicle newspaper reports that the Supreme Court has decided to not rule in the ethanol industry’s appeal against the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to allow for the return of year-round E15 sales again. The appeals court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency went beyond its remit when it made the […]
In India, the government is planning to draw up an energy transition roadmap for the oil and gas sector that could prove to be a key step on India’s path to net-zero emissions by 2070. The oil ministry has set up the Energy Transition Advisory Committee headed by former petroleum secretary Tarun Kapoor, who demitted […]
In India, the Indian Credit Ratings Agency, ICRA, in its recent research report, has analyzed India’s COP26 commitment in two phases – up to 2030, and the net zero target for 2070. Being a developing country, which is at an inflection point in terms of its energy consumption, the nation’s per capita energy consumption is […]
In Argentina, El Tiempo reports a regulation issued on Wednesday of last week by the ministries of Mines and Energy, Environment and Agriculture regarding biofuel blending levels sparked a debate among producer unions. It is about Resolution 40421 of 2021, whose rules seek not only to bring the level of biodiesel to 12% and then […]
In Belgium, Platts reports European ethanol demand will rise 10% to 6,490 million liters in 2022 thanks to biofuel mandates. With new E10 mandates in the UK and Sweden last year together with France and Germany expanding their mandates this year, demand will increase in the short term, but production will only increase 4% to […]
In India, the New Indian Express reports that Karnataka is preparing to implement an ethanol blending policy in the state to help further support sugarcane mills in the key sugar-growing region. The state’s sugar minister announced that a research task force will be developed to support the development of the new blending policy, the level […]
