Category: Policy

European Biogas Association examines key policy barriers for the biogas and biomethane sector

October 7, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, the European Biogas Association (EBA) has published a new leaflet examining the key regulatory and administrative barriers affecting the biogas and biomethane sector and presenting targeted policy recommendations to address them. The publication explores five areas where barriers persist: permitting and planning, investment and market certainty, market integration, climate recognition and carbon accounting, […]

Canada’s Farms and Fuels Alliance calls on government to deliver promised CFR amendments

October 6, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Canada, the Farms and Fuels Alliance (FFA) is calling on the federal government to deliver on promised amendments to the Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR), including announcing and finalizing a minimum 1.4x credit multiplier for Canadian-made ethanol by the end of 2026. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the FFA joins Renewable Industries Canada […]

India may halt cane-juice and B-heavy molasses ethanol production

October 5, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In India, the Times of India newspaper reports that India is expected to prohibit sugar mills from diverting sugarcane juice, syrup and B-heavy molasses into ethanol during the 2026-27 ethanol supply year, beginning November 1. The move is intended to protect domestic sugar supplies after 2025-26 production fell well below initial expectations because of weather […]

Indian minister launches commercial use of bio-based biodegradable PLA plastic

October 4, 2026 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In India, News On Air reported that India’s Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh launched the commercial use of bio-based biodegradable plastic based on Polylactic Acid (PLA), marking an important step in India’s transition towards next-generation sustainable manufacturing. The initiative under the Government’s BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) framework is being taken forward […]

French president urges EU president to tackle soaring fuel prices with higher biofuel blending

October 1, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In France, a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, French President Macron has responded to the soaring fuel prices and growing tensions over oil supplies. Among the main proposals put forward is relaxing European standards on fuel quality, increasing the share of biofuels incorporated in diesel. The letter speaks of “easing biofuel […]

Sens. Grassley and Klobuchar introduce bill to extend Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit

September 30, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) have introduced legislation to extend availability of the Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit through 2029. U.S. companies that produce up to 60 million gallons of biodiesel per year using domestic agricultural feedstocks can claim this income tax credit of $0.20 per gallon on the first 15 […]

Uber Boat warns UK renewable fuel policy changes to make river transport too expensive

September 29, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers has warned that the Government’s renewable fuel policy change of how inland waterways and rivers are categorised is making the use of renewable transition fuels for river transport significantly more expensive, risking slowing decarbonisation on the River Thames. In late 2025, changes to the Renewable Transport Fuel […]

Peru extends countervailing duties on Argentine biodiesel imports for five years

September 28, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Peru, the Gestión reports Dumping, Subsidies and Elimination Commission of Non-Tariff Commercial Barriers of the Indecopi decided to extend the validity of the countervailing duties imposed on imports of biodiesel from Argentina for an additional period of 5 years. The measure was taken to protect the domestic industry and prevent the subsidy practices from […]

Chile evaluates E10 gasoline with ethanol to reduce fuel costs

September 27, 2026 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Texas, Inspenet reported that Chile is studying the incorporation of an ethanol-E10 gasoline blend as part of a strategy to reduce fuel supply costs and limit the impact of high international oil prices on public finances. According to Ministry of Energy documents, the proposal contemplates blending 10% ethanol with gasoline. The change could generate […]

Sierra Club and Breach Collective says NW Natural manipulated Oregon biomethane law

September 24, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Oregon, a new report released by the Sierra Club and Breach Collective finds that NW Natural has taken advantage of Senate Bill 98 (SB 98), a law that it authored and supported, to pour more than $60 million in ratepayer dollars into out-of-state biomethane projects that have failed to meaningfully reduce greenhouse gas emissions, […]

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