In California, an organic waste collection law will go into effect on January 1, 2022 requiring residents and businesses to recycle organic waste and all jurisdictions must provide organic waste collection services. The waste will then be sorted and sent to a composting or biofuel production facility. NYC Food Policy reports that jurisdictions are responsible […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports that with the country fairly sure it won’t be subsidizing sugar exports in the season starting in October thanks to high global sugar prices, it is rewarding exporters and sugar mills producing ethanol from sugarcane juice and heavy-B molasses, thereby reducing sugar production, with additional monthly domestic sugar […]
In Brazil, earlier this month Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro approved a new law allowing Brazilian producers to sell ethanol directly to gas stations. Fitch Ratings believes this change will be neutral for Sugar & Ethanol (S&E) companies. The expected impact on prices at the pump and producer margins will be immaterial to the issuers’ credit […]
In Washington, Growth Energy, the National Corn Growers Association, and the Renewable Fuels Association filed a petition for rehearing with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the recent American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, et al. vs. EPA decision, in which the court vacated a 2019 regulation allowing year-round sales of a fifteen percent ethanol […]
In Washington, as policymakers in South Korea and Japan consider new emission reduction initiatives, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) is working to demonstrate the carbon-reduction benefits of blending ethanol into local fuel supplies. South Korea announced a goal last fall of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Since then, the Korean public and private sectors have […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol’s greenhouse gas reduction benefits could help New Zealand lower emissions by 30 percent by 2030, reaching net zero by 2050, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and industry partners told that country’s policymakers. A proposed mandate in New Zealand would go beyond previous efforts by mandating that fuel suppliers reduce GHG emissions […]
In Washington, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) called on U.S. President Joe Biden to set the maximum statutory volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard in the 2021 and 2022 Renewable Volume Obligation rulemaking and pursue all options to ensure uninterrupted market access for E15. In a letter to President Biden, ACE CEO Brian Jennings […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that the US may be the latest country to push sustainable aviation fuel with sources saying that the Biden Administration is in the early stages of discussions regarding a potential blending mandate by 2025. The White House wants aircraft to be completely weaned from fossil fuels by 2050. President Biden also […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed greenhouse gas standards to decarbonize light-duty vehicles, including passenger cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks. The proposed rule would require auto makers to meet more stringent fuel efficiency standards. In response, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor released the following statement: “In […]
In Washington, Growth Energy, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Biodiesel Board, National Corn Growers Association, National Farmers Union, and the Renewable Fuels Association sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means outlining its recommendations for a sound and effective sustainable aviation fuel […]
