In Sweden, motorists haven’t noticed the tax cuts applied to E85 on August 1 and as such haven’t increased their consumption as much as commercial drivers have thanks to tax cuts on 100% biodiesel. Consumption of B100 reached annual highs in August and was 33% higher than July 2015 sales for rapeseed-based biodiesel and 23% […]
In Missouri, Volkswagen’s settlement with several states over its emissions cheating scandal is being put to good use in part by funding the $3 million deficit in the biodiesel producers fund. Making good on the fund’s debt had been set for next year’s budget but then slashed, a move the governor was strongly criticized for. […]
In Washington, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization called for the extension of renewable energy tax credits slated to expire at the end of 2016. In its letter, BIO urges Congress to advance a multi-year extension of the Second Generation Biofuel Producer Tax Credit, the Special Depreciation Allowance for Second Generation Biofuel Plant Property, the Biodiesel and […]
In Washington, the Urban Air Initiative has discovered that the U.S. EPA relied heavily on the oil industry to help design test fuels used for the EPAct Study. This is a critical development because the data in the EPAct Study erroneously shows that blending ethanol into gasoline increases pollution. The information was uncovered through a […]
In Washington, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) sent a letter to Congressional Leadership, the Senate Finance Committee Chairs, and the House Ways and Means Committee Chairs calling for the extension of renewable energy tax credits slated to expire at the end of 2016. In its letter, BIO urges Congress to advance a multi-year extension of […]
In Belgium, Copa & Cogeca sent a letter to Vice-President of the EU Commission Maros Sefcovic to strongly oppose plans to phase out conventional biofuels post-2020, saying that a long term and stable EU policy is needed to meet EU climate goals, decarbonise the transport sector and ensure food security. The move comes just before […]
In the UK, in advance of the forthcoming emissions reduction plan, the Government response set out the Government’s commitment to its domestic climate change targets and provides background to our current policy approach in response to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC)’s eighth Progress report on Government’s mitigation activity published in June. The CCC called […]
In the EU, Copa & Cogeca warned against EU Commission plans to phase out conventional biofuels post-2020 at a high-level dinner debate organized by the European Oilseed Alliance in European Parliament this week. Speaking at the debate, Chairman of Copa & Cogecas Oilseeds working party Arnaud Rousseau said “We are very concerned about the EU […]
In Australia, the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores will encourage filling stations to seek compensation from the Queensland government to cover the costs required to comply with the upcoming E3 and B0.5 mandates if they fail. Because the mandate still allows for choice at the pump, drivers may choose to not fill up with biofuel […]
In Washington, advanced biofuel producers are encouraged by the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule change to allow biointermediates from feedstocks such as algae and biomass to be produced at separate facilities from the final processing. The Advanced Biofuels Association sees the current rule as a key barrier to scaling up to commercial production, saying the […]
