In Belgium, the European Union is still overly reliant on fossil fuels for transport and Member States are lagging behind in efforts to promote renewable energy sources such as sustainable biofuels, according to new EU data. The new figures confirm the importance of preserving a role in Fit for 55 policies for proven solutions such […]
In the Ukraine, Reuters reports that a draft policy document between the Ukraine and the European Union outlines potential cooperation to rebuild the country’s energy infrastructure using renewable energy and hydrogen. Though the draft could change before being signed later this week at a summit to be held in Kiev, it aims to quickly deploy […]
In Iowa, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a bipartisan coalition of seven Attorneys General urging the Biden Administration to follow the law and respond to the request of Governor Kim Reynolds and seven other Governors that the EPA issue regulations allowing the sale of year-round E15 ethanol gasoline in their States. Federal law […]
In Malaysia, OFI reports that the national palm oil council wants the European Union to include palm wastes and residues in its list of approved waste feedstocks for biofuel production. The use of palm oil as biofuel feedstock is highly controversial in Europe and is being phased out, which Malaysia and Indonesia continue to fight […]
In Bolivia, state news agency ABI reported that Bolivian President Luis Arce said that the country will gradually substitute the import of hydrocarbons with the production of biodiesel, whose first manufacturing plant will be inaugurated within “a few months”. Arce noted that Bolivia is now in the phase of industrializing its raw materials, to substitute […]
In Germany, Euractiv reports that although the environment minister said last week that her ministry would soon publish plans to eliminate the use of crop-based biofuels by 2030, in line with the stance shared with her fellow green party member, the agriculture minister, the transportation ministry is at odds with the plan. Instead, the transport […]
In the Philippines, the Manila Standard newspaper reports that the Office of the President has asked the agriculture ministry to investigate the alleged illegal use of imported palm oil that is displacing domestic coconut oil production for biodiesel and cooking oil. The imports are less expensive than the domestic oil and are having a negative […]
In Iowa, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reports State Sen. Jeff Taylor introduced five bills into the chamber that severely restrict the carbon pipelines currently being developed by three companies, ranging from limitations on eminent domain, access for land surveys and land easements as well as requirements for investors. Even though Taylor was amongst a handful […]
In North Dakota, InForum reports that State Senator Jeff Magrum has filed no less than eight bills relating to the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline that seeks to collect CO2 emissions from ethanol plants, transport them and then sequester them deep into the ground for long-term storage. The controversial project has hit against resistance from […]
In Bolivia, Green Car Congress reported that Bolivia’s President Luis Arce said that the national government had a strategy to promote the cultivation of jatropha, a plant from which the oil is extracted to serve as a raw material for biodiesel production. Arce stressed that the country has considerable potential for the production of green […]
