In the UK, Zemo Partnership is reporting that more than 100 organizations from 13 different stakeholder groups have provided input through a series of 28 workshops, supported by Zemo Partnership, to inform the Department for Transport’s emerging strategy for low carbon fuels. Participants noted that early reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are essential to pave […]
In Washington, U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, have led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging President Biden to permit the year-round sale of E15 fuel in 2023 in order to reduce the United States’ reliance on foreign sources of […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports the Ministry of Mines and Energy says the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) will decide in March if biodiesel blending will increase in April or not. The blending mandate was frozen at 10% following President Lula’s election last October and was meant to be reviewed in February for a potential increase […]
In Washington, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Third Triennial Report to Congress on the environmental impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standard is still a work in progress that needs to be vetted carefully and refined, the Renewable Fuels Association noted in comments during a peer review meeting this morning. “Overall, a considerable amount of research is reflected in […]
In Washington, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced three pieces of legislation to pump the breaks on President Biden’s reckless subsidization of the electric vehicle industry, research the potential of biofuels to power jet engines, and develop a commercially viable fuel cell system for cars and trucks powered exclusively by biofuels. Feenstra first introduced these […]
In the Philippines, the Manila Bulletin reported that the Iloilo City Government is currently reviewing the waste-to-energy proposal of a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC). Metro Pacific Water (MPW) had expressed interest last August to build an advanced waste recovery facility in Iloilo, according to the report. Known as the Iloilo Solid Waste […]
In Washington, use of science-based, consistent and transparent lifecycle analysis methods will be crucially important in implementing the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act, the Renewable Fuels Association said in comments submitted last Friday to the Department of Treasury. RFA’s comments were in response to a request for comments from the Treasury […]
In Iowa, Radio Iowa reports a bill backed by the state’s Farm Bureau but opposed by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association that has passed a state house subcommittee would require landowners along 90% of the proposed CO2 pipelines to voluntarily grant permission before land surveyors could enter their property. The IFB says that land rights […]
In Washington, in a comment letter submitted last week to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Growth Energy urged the agency to rely on the most accurate and up-to-date lifecycle analysis (LCA) approaches in order to make the most of the 40B and 45Z tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and to help the […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that Mike Lee, a US senator from Utah, is attempting to bring together other Senators to fight the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to include electric vehicles in the Renewable Fuels Standard. Reuters has discovered that the proposed letter that the Senator is shopping around was partially penned by a lobbyist for […]
