Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

To meet that goal, the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Roadmap released in 2021 says no new oil and gas supply projects can come online. Further, these efforts are focused on carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and biofuels—technologies that aim to stash carbon emissions away, not reduce their production.

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Brag

APRIL 18, 2022

Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Home Front Energy Independence Act that would ban Russian oil and replace it with the use of biofuels produced in the United States. Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021.

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Brag

JANUARY 17, 2022

On December 28, 2021, EPA announced that it will hold a public virtual meeting to discuss biofuel greenhouse gas (GHG) modeling. EPA is soliciting information on the current scientific understanding of GHG modeling of land-based biofuels used in the transportation sector. The next steps EPA should take in this work area.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In 2021, the company completed the construction and commissioning of the Regenerate Gas Scrubber Unit. So far, it is more efficient, reducing flare emissions and minimizing natural gas consumption. The post Qatar Fuel Additives Company is Reducing Natural Gas Flaring and Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

When I started working on biofuel policy back in 2008, there was a lot of criticism of corn ethanol because in some cases it had lifecycle emissions higher than gasoline. The CI of an electric vehicle charged with solar power is zero, and most of the biofuels fall somewhere in the middle [i]. Michael McCully. Hoard’s Dairyman.

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Energy and Climate Law

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Moreover, via a shift towards growing woody biomass on cropland in a sustainable manner, including as a feedstock for advanced biogas and biofuels This has been criticzed earlier on this blog. Due to both of these issues it is unlikely that the EU will see a Climate Law before 2021.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

The report also says ExxonMobil expanded its Low Carbon Solutions business—spun out as a separate company in 2021—by “focusing on competitively advantaged opportunities in carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and biofuels.” That means Exxon still plans to spend the vast majority of its funds on fossil fuel exploration and production.

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 19, 2023

For context, the perennial problem in designing novel chemical materials, like new biofuels or energy storage materials for batteries, is one of scale. To illustrate this, let’s consider designing a novel biofuel blend to replace diesel. 2021): 133-145. “Principles of early drug discovery.” 2011): 1239-1249.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The new biogas subsidization frenzy brings to mind past failures attempting to jumpstart a market for crop-based biofuels. As earlier as 2012, studies evaluated the applicability of greenhouse gas emissions trading programs to agriculture. In the United States, we already have a model for regulating emissions under the Clean Air Act.

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Brag

MAY 28, 2021

On May 25, 2021, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and House Representatives Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) joined forces in a letter to urge President Biden to uphold his promise to support biofuels in the next four years. Bergeson and Ligia Duarte Botelho, M.A.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 26, 2022

The President issued an announcement on September 9, 2021 and an accompanying Climate Action Plan highlighting the administration’s goal of a fully zero-carbon aviation sector by 2050. million to aid in evaluating the safety of new fuels, and over $61 million for projects to advance biofuels and support reduced cost of SAF pathways.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Council further agreed to soften its recommendation that the state enact clean fuel standard legislation, and instead decided to recommend in the draft plan the use of biofuels and electric vehicles. The notice will include a deadline for submitting written comments and a meeting schedule.

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Brag

JULY 13, 2021

On July 2, 2021, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN) and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) introduced a bill called the Small Refinery Exemption Clarification Act of 2021. ” Representative Feenstra emphasized that “we must erase ambiguities and ensure oil refineries are not able to take shortcuts when it comes to blending biofuels.”

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

One such effort involves the use of so-called ‘sustainable aviation fuel’ (SAF), a mixture of biofuels and petroleum-derived jet fuel. The biofuel element of SAFs is commonly made from crops and are thought to have a lower life-cycle carbon footprint than conventional jet fuel because the crops absorb CO2 when they’re grown.

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Montrose

DECEMBER 6, 2021

On November 18, 2021, the Montrose Environmental Biogas team held a groundbreaking event at Del Rio Dairy (Friona, TX) for our newest renewable natural gas (RNG) digester project. Check out the work we’ve done in Del Rio during our Renewable Biofuels Project here. Read Clean Energy’s press release for additional information here.

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Brag

DECEMBER 22, 2021

On December 10, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will hold a virtual public hearing on its proposal for the “Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules” signed on December 7, 2021. Bergeson and Ligia Duarte Botelho, M.A. to 5:00 p.m.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) set a target for the aviation industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Airlines bought every drop of SAF available in 2021,” Tjoeng says. “So One year later , it scheduled more than 200 trial flights between Paris and Amsterdam using biofuel made from used cooking oil.

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Brag

JANUARY 24, 2022

” EPA states that this effort supports its goals under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program , as well as its 2021 Climate Adaptation Action Plan. The announcement includes: New Chemicals Division Integrated Approach to Biofuels. EPA states that NCD developed a standardized process for the way biofuel PMNs are reviewed.

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Brag

JANUARY 17, 2022

On December 23, 2021, DOE issued a Request for Information (RFI) on the scale-up and demonstration of renewable fuels. DOE also seeks feedback on how existing first-generation ethanol and other industries could be leveraged to provide low-cost feedstock and infrastructure for biofuels production.

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Brag

MARCH 14, 2022

Setting 2021 volumes at the statutory levels. The letter states that adjusting these biofuel volumes more than two years after they were finalized would set a troubling precedent and impact negatively the entire agriculture and fuel supply chain. biofuel sector. billion gallons of renewable fuel from the 2020 RVOs.

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Brag

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

As part of a White House roundtable to launch the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Grand Challenge to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050 , on September 9, 2021, the U.S. million in funding for projects focused on the production of cost-effective and low-carbon biofuels. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the availability of $64.7

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Brag

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) issued a notice of intent to release a second Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to accelerate the scale-up of biofuel and bioproduct refineries. Bergeson and Ligia Duarte Botelho, M.A.

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Brag

JUNE 1, 2021

On May 4, 2021, the U.S. According to the retrospective analysis conducted, since 2000, corn ethanol production in the United States quadrupled due to supportive biofuels policies such as the U.S. Bergeson and Ligia Duarte Botelho, M.A. Corn Ethanol Industry for 2005-2019: Implications for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions.”

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2021

To reach net-zero 2050 via this scenario, approvals and investments in new production facilities for coal, oil, and natural gas – and for coal-burning plants without carbon capture – must stop (wait for it) as of the end of 2021. That’s the end of THIS YEAR!

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Physics World

JANUARY 19, 2022

Richard Branson also blasted off on a Virgin Galactic test flight in 2021. Powered by ultra-low-carbon biofuel, it will have 86% fewer emissions than a fossil-fuel rocket. But space tourism could soon be open to more than just billionaires. The Scottish firm Orbex , meanwhile, is developing a reusable orbital rocket called Prime.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

billion tonnes of carbon dioxide between 2021 to 2035. Applying the Aarhus Convention, she finds that ICAO must allow public participation and transparency as the details of CORSIA, especially biofuel and offset standards, are determined. The Environmental Defense Fund estimates that if effective the program could offset 2.5

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Brag

JUNE 10, 2021

On June 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) announced that the United States, Denmark, and Norway joined forces with the Global Maritime Forum and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to lead a new Zero-Emission Shipping Mission.

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Law Columbia

MAY 22, 2024

June 2023 case before the UK Advertising Standards Authority The first Repsol case before the ASA was investigated in June 2023, and related to an online advertisement which stated, ‘At Repsol, we are developing biofuels and synthetic fuels to achieve net zero emissions,’ against an image of leaves.

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Brag

APRIL 24, 2023

.” According to GAO, scientists are currently exploring the use of synthetic biology to address environmental challenges by engineering organisms to use carbon dioxide, produce biofuels for vehicles, and transform methane into biodegradable plastics. Opportunities include: Widely adaptable.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 15, 2023

But, eventually, all tanks deteriorate: contact with soil can corrode steel tanks, and modern fuels like ethanol and biofuels can eat away at fiberglass tanks, causing them to chip, peel, and crack. The life span of a fiberglass UST is approximately 30-40 years, and properly maintained steel tanks can last even longer.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

20, 2021, the New York State Climate Action Council (Council) voted unanimously to approve the most recent draft of the scoping plan, a roadmap to achieve compliance with the state’s landmark climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).

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Arnold Porter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Investments focused on wind; solar; hydrogen; carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS); biofuels; vehicle charging; energy storage; and other technologies are enjoying tremendous growth. © Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 2021 All Rights Reserved.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Source: IESO Annual Planning Outlook (updated Feb 2021). Natural gas makes up about six per cent of electricity generation in Ontario today, but emits most of the carbon emissions from that sector. Source: IESO [link].

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 4, 2023

By coincidence rather than design, two different approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the electric power sector have been under discussion by North Carolina agencies since 2021. In January 2021, Clean Air Carolina and the N.C. In July 2021, the EMC voted to approve the rulemaking petition. Under the draft N.C.

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Law Columbia

JULY 12, 2022

The court case specifically addresses KLM’s so-called “fly responsibly” and “CO 2 ZERO” campaign, advertising that customers can fly “responsibly” by making payments to a GHG compensation scheme, and to a lesser extent, through the purchase of biofuels. Shell in May 2021 – a rights-based climate case against the carbon major Shell.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The committee, which launched its investigation in September 2021, held a series of hearings over the past year, including one with the chief executive officers (CEOs) of BP America, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell USA.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Growing trees to store carbon or harvesting plants to convert into biofuel is a commitment of land, water, and fertilizer, which can pollute rivers and aquifers. Biofuel crops, whether they are switchgrass or sugarcane, could be grown in areas that are wetter. More water news and analysis await you at circleofblue.org.

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