In Washington, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., has filed an amendment to H.R. 4660, the minibus appropriations bill, to end subsidies for ethanol blender pumps. Ethanol Blender Pumps Prohibition Amendment: This amendment prohibits funding for blender pumps for ethanol, ensuring that the mature corn ethanol industry does not receive additional taxpayer subsidies for ethanol blender pumps. […]
In Canada, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) is encouraging participants to include specific targets for biofuels development as part of the UN’s goals as the 12th Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals is under way at the United Nations in New York City. “As participants continue to set new UN […]
In Canada, as the 12th Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals is under way at the United Nations in New York City, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) is encouraging participants to include specific targets for biofuels development as part of the UN’s goals. The GRFA reminded delegates that the use […]
In Brazil, the government will soon begin two months-worth of vehicle testing with higher ethanol blends following push by the industry and Congress to boost blends beyond the current 25%. Demands for 27.5% and 30% blends have been made but it wasn’t clear at what blend level the tests will be.
In Washington, Representative James Lankford (R-Okla.), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, has introduced H.R. 4849, the Phantom Fuels Elimination Act. The legislation would repeal the corn ethanol mandate and require the remaining mandates within the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) of the Clean Air Act to be […]
In Washington, ITIF’s Center for Clean Energy Innovation (CCEI) has published an op-ed on carbon pricing. The piece, written by Matthew Stepp and Megan Nicholson, argues that putting a price on carbon to combat climate change is not a viable solution by itself because no one wants to pay higher costs for energy. Instead governments […]
In Malaysia, the roll out of B5 will be delayed in the eastern part of the country by two months until September. Logistics and pricing issues are the main reasons for the implementation delay. Apparently the oil companies don’t yet have their tanks and other infrastructure ready to go, while transportation costs are higher in […]
In Switzerland, Indonesia has officially launched a complaint against the EU at the WTO over anti-dumping tariffs Europe has lodged against Indonesian biodiesel imports since May last year. The WTO established a dispute panel over similar changes made by Argentina already in April. Last month, the Indonesia government said it would file an official complaint with […]
In California, the oil industry—with the help of several powerful lobbying firms in Sacramento—managed to kill a bill on the Assembly floor that was meant to provide a price floor for carbon credits to help project developers get financing for biofuels that comply with the LCFS. AB 2390 was defeated 38-to-23.
In India, the government has revised the pricing formula for ethanol in an attempt to make it more attractive for sugar mills to participate in supply tenders for the E5 mandate. From the new crush beginning in October, the mills could see a price increase of roughly 10%.
