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 […]
In Germany, Reuters reports the environmental minister plans to propose to the cabinet that the country drop the use of crop-based biofuels as a means to decarbonize transportation, saying that using a land area equivalent to 20% of Germany—both at home and abroad—to supply 4% of the country’s transportation fuel doesn’t make sense. She is […]
In Italy, the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security has issued a decree approving the application rules for accessing the incentives for the introduction of biomethane into the natural gas network. The act is one of the actions envisaged to implement the measure of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) which supports […]
In Washington, Seeking Alpha reports that major oil refiners including Chevron, Phillips 66 and Shell are requesting the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency delay the implementation of year-round E15 to April 2024 rather than April 2023 as planned. The reason for the delay is the supposed need for “infrastructure and operational changes” in […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports the government is working on a policy to ensure that the ethanol fueling infrastructure for its E20 blending mandate is in place, in particular policy regarding ethanol pumps for flex-fuel vehicles now that they’re being rolled out. Scooters and rickshaws are already running on flex-fuel engines so can […]
In India, KNN India reported that the US Grains Council (USGC) will participate in the signing of an agreement with the Society of Indian Automobile Association (SIAM) at the Auto Expo 2023 to set up a center of excellence to promote the use of biofuels and clean energy in India. USGC, a private, global non-profit […]
In Washington, NATSO, representing America’s travel centers and truck stops, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s “U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization,” which outlines the Administration’s framework for cutting transportation emissions. “We appreciate that the Biden Administration is prioritizing alternative fueling strategies to reduce carbon […]
