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 […]
In Washington, a coalition of major agricultural groups launched a grassroots campaign to urge the Environmental Protection Agency to remove its regulatory roadblock to development of the emerging bioeconomy. The Biogenic CO2 Coalition is a working group of leading trade associations and companies that support American farmers and the national “bioeconomy” that a new USDA economic […]
In Argentina, the oil industry has gotten a slight reprieve after the government cut sugarcane-based ethanol prices to 87 cents/liter for October, down 0.8% from September but up nearly 36% on the year. Corn-based ethanol saw a nearly 70% year-on-year price increase to 82 cents/liter, but the drop from September was the same as for […]
In Poland, the Bio-Based Industry Consortium, the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking and eight Polish regions signed a Letter of Intent to develop new bioeconomy partnerships. Signed by the Łódzkie Region, the Lubelskie Region, the Małopolska Region, the Mazowieckie Region, the Opole Region, the Pomeranian Region, the Wielkopolska Region, the West Pomeranian Region, the BBI JU […]
