In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Zawya reported that Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has inaugurated the first phase of the $1.09 billion Dubai Waste Management Center (DWMC). The facility could generate 220 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable energy, which can power 135,000 residential units, according to the report. The […]
In Canada, through the Greening Government Strategy, the Government of Canada is committed to being a global leader in government operations that are net zero, climate resilient and green. On Wednesday, the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, accompanied by the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast […]
In Washington, America’s farmers, fuel marketers and retailers, and renewable fuel producers have called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to adopt a market-oriented, technology-neutral approach to transportation decarbonization in its upcoming final tailpipe emissions standards for 2027-2032 light- and medium-duty vehicles. In a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, seven national associations […]
In the UK, from hydrogen-powered cornflake production to low carbon Scottish whisky distillation, businesses across the UK have received a share of over £80 million government funding to ditch costly fossil fuels for cleaner alternatives. Breakfast giant Kellogg’s is among 29 successful projects to change their production processes to cut their emissions. The company plans […]
In Australia, on behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has opened an A$30 million funding initiative to reduce emissions in the aviation sector. Australia’s aviation industry accounts for roughly 1 per cent of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions and is viewed as a hard to abate sector. Most of these emissions are […]
In Illinois, Agrinews reported that the Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) worked closely with Illinois lawmakers to approve language in this year’s legislative session to create and renew retail sales tax incentives for ethanol blends. The provision, supported by the ICGA, reduces the percentage of retail sales tax on E15 blends of gasoline by 10% […]
In Washington, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Federal Transportation Administration is awarding transit districts in Oregon $17,129,662 for the purchase or lease of low- or no-emission vehicles, and related equipment or facilities. This FTA funding is part of the Low- or No-Emission Grant Program and the Grants for […]
In Washington, Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) has released a new report focused on actionable pathways for deploying bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) at scale. The report – Taking Root: A Policy Blueprint for Responsible BECCS Development in the United States – affirms how BECCS can advance decarbonization needs by providing the permanent removal of greenhouse […]
In Washington, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA plans to invest up to $500 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and give Americans additional cleaner fuel options at the pump. In December 2022, USDA made available $50 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding […]
In India, under the ‘scheme for extending financial assistance to sugar mills for augmentation of ethanol production capacity’, the central government has extended soft loan through banks to the mills for setting up new distilleries/ expansion of existing distilleries and installation of incineration boilers or installation of any method as approved by Central Pollution Control […]
