In Brazil, Spanish news agency EFE reports that about twenty countries, including Chile, Mexico, Panama and Guatemala, joined the initiative to quadruple the use of biofuels until 2035, in the framework of the summit of leaders of COP30 in Belém. The initiative, co-sponsored by Brazil, Japan and Italy, aims to foster international cooperation to extend […]
In the Netherlands, Oman has entered into a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a private consortium to explore and advance the development of a low-carbon e-methanol project in the Dhofar region. The public-private partnership between the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology of the Sultanate of Oman and the consortium comprising HIF, Acciona […]
In Ireland, the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Darragh O’Brien and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon have announced the publication of the Biomethane Environmental Sustainability Charter. The government remains committed to supporting the development of a biomethane sector of scale in Ireland. The development of a Biomethane Sustainability Charter […]
In Belgium, the EU Council reaffirmed the bloc’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, compared to 1990 levels. While this underscores Europe’s long-term ambition, up to 5% of the reductions are expected to come from carbon offsets outside the EU, with an agreement to periodically review the plan. The EU ministers also […]
In Mozambique, the Diario Economico reports the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) has announced that it intends to reduce the export rate of vegetable and animal oils, as well as molasses, from 12 cents to 0.003 cents per liter, while the export rate of pure biofuels is halved, compared to the current 0.003 […]
In Washington, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, joined by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to preserve a long-standing rule that helps ethanol producers earn clean-energy tax credits for capturing and storing carbon. EPA recently proposed to eliminate key parts of its national greenhouse-gas reporting system to cut bureaucratic […]
In Malaysia, The Edge Malaysia reported that Brazil is eyeing a potential collaboration with Asean to boost biofuel production, aiming to reduce reliance on other energy-producing countries and accelerate decarbonization efforts, according to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He said biofuels represent a cost-effective and rapidly deployable solution for decarbonizing a wide range of […]
In India, Fortune India reports the government expects only 28% of the ethanol sourced in the 2025/26 marketing year that kicks off Nov. 1 will come from sugarcane, down from 91% in 2019/20 and 40% in 2023/24 and 33% in the current season. The Indian Sugar Mills Association is concerned that continued cuts to the […]
In the UK, the government confirmed previously that industry should fund the revenue certainty mechanism for Sustainable Aviation Fuel through a variable levy on aviation fuel suppliers. It has opened a public consultation until Jan. 8, 2026 that seeks views on specific design features of the aviation fuel supplier levy, which will fund the sustainable […]
In Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is now accepting applications under the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan’s (TERP) Alternative Fueling Facilities Program (AFFP) with $12 million in funding available to encourage the construction and reconstruction of alternative fueling facilities within the 88 counties making up the Clean Transportation Zone. Grant Amounts · Up to […]
