In Washington, Reuters reports that a divide has arisen within the White House regarding potential subsidies for sustainable aviation fuel based that uses corn ethanol as feedstock. One side says SAF is a necessary pathway for ethanol’s future viability while the other says that the use of corn ethanol is contradictory to the needed environmental […]
In Washington, last week, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the Flex Fuel Fairness Act with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to level the playing field for vehicles running on low-carbon liquid fuels like ethanol. The bill would provide a meaningful incentive for automakers to manufacture flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) in addition to battery electric vehicles […]
In Iowa, the Des Moines Register newspaper reports that the controversy regarding eminent domain powers to force landowners to sell their land to make way for the Summit Carbon Solutions proposed CO2 pipeline has brought the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation together with the Sierra Club’s Iowa Chapter to fight together against the move. Both organizations […]
By Jennifer LeRow, Project Director, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially released the long-awaited Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) numbers and other important updates to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in its Final Rule on June 21, 2023, establishing annual obligations for the years 2023-2025. The optional 2026 […]
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Al-Monitor reported that the United Arab Emirates joined the India-led Global Biofuel Alliance, as the Gulf country prepares to host the COP28 United Nations climate summit in November. The announcement was made by Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, the UAE minister of energy and infrastructure, in his Twitter account. […]
In Washington, Growth Energy filed an amicus brief this week in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in The San Antonio Refinery, LLC, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The case pertains to a group of refineries seeking to avoid complying with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which […]
In Washington, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE), introduced the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act to strengthen the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) BioPreferred program. Specifically, this legislation would: · Strengthen markets for farmers while also supporting good-paying manufacturing jobs. · Allow the Secretary of Agriculture […]
In California, Communities for a Better Environment and the Center for Biological Diversity won legal victories last week over Contra Costa County’s approval of two proposed biofuel refinery conversions in the Bay Area. The Superior Court of Contra Costa County found the county relied on incomplete and misleading environmental reviews in violation of the California […]
In France, IEA recently presented key findings from its new report, Biofuel Policy in Brazil, India and the United States – Insights for the Global Biofuel Alliance, at a special meeting of government ministers convened at the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting, which identified Fuels For the Future as a priority area. The event in Goa, […]
In Italy, ANSA reported that the Lazio Regional Administrative Court (TAR) rejected an appeal against the city of Rome’s refuse-management plan and the project to construct a major waste-to-energy plant to deal with the capital’s trash. The court said the petition, presented by local resident committees, environmental associations and local councils was “groundless”. “The TAR’s […]
