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A Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

The LCFS is the leading example of a Clean Fuel Standard , an approach to transportation fuel policy that holds oil refiners accountable to reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuels. California may seem like an unlikely driver of deforestation from soybean and palm oil biofuels.

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Dear Oil and Gas CEOs: Here’s How You Should Spend Those Record Profits

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

The House Oversight Committee found that BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell handed out more than $44 billion in stock buybacks and dividends when profits started to rise last year, and those numbers are only going up: in April, ExxonMobil upped its buyback program from $10 billion to $30 billion through 2023.

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Singapore Unveils Blueprint for Sustainable Air Hub

Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

By the end of 2023, Changi Airport generated approximately 4% of its 2019 electricity consumption [ii] through solar power deployment. iii] Low-carbon electricity imports – The majority of carbon emissions from airport operations arises from electricity consumption.

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White House Push for Increase in Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Law and Environment

JANUARY 26, 2022

The White House has taken a strong stance in expanding the production and use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation industry. The Administration has identified the aviation industry as a climate priority in its push to reduce the country’s carbon footprint.

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Estimating the impact of ‘eco’ jet fuel: How much could it reduce CO2 emissions by 2050?

Frontiers

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Much in the same way that the automotive industry is shifting gears to produce more environmentally-friendly cars to offset the effects of the climate crisis, the aviation sector is trying to find ways to significantly cut down on its CO2 emissions. Estimates suggest that the sector is responsible for about 2.5%

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Penn State, Shell Petrochemicals, Shell Pipeline Company Announce Collaboration Focused On Energy And Sustainability

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2024

In the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Shell funding will help to assess Pennsylvania’s role as an energy producer in the Northeast, focusing on the demand for natural gas and the potential of renewables and biofuels as the Commonwealth explores a future of net-zero carbon emissions that also allows for economic vitality.

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Bipartisan Group of Legislators Call for Strengthened RFS

Brag

MAY 4, 2023

Hutton On April 11, 2023, a bipartisan group of legislators led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to the U.S. biofuel sector.” Bergeson and Carla N. ” By taking the suggested steps, EPA “can set the RFS on a path that provides stability and growth for the U.S.

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New York State Environmental Regulator Issues Draft Plan to Achieve GHG Emissions-Reduction Goals

E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The Council also established and consulted with sector-specific advisory panels and working groups to address carbon emissions in areas such as transportation, solid waste, and energy generation. The CLCPA established the Council, a 22-member committee tasked with determining how to meet these statutory goals. 1, 2024.

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U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy

Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue – April 18, 2023 With the exception of federal and state programs to convert corn into ethanol and soybeans into biodiesel to fuel cars and trucks the United States has never regarded farming as a primary energy producer. A version of this article was published by The New York Times on April 4, 2023.

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BETO Announces New Notice of Intent for Improving Bioenergy Feedstocks and Optimizing Production of Biofuels and Biochemicals

Brag

JANUARY 10, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced on December 15, 2022, that it intends to issue two funding opportunity announcements (FOA) in early 2023. Algae crop protection.

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DOE Intends New Energy Earthshot to Decarbonize Transportation and Industrial Sectors

Brag

JUNE 2, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) announced on May 24, 2023, the launch of the Clean Fuels & Products Shot TM , a new initiative that aims to reduce significantly greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from carbon-based fuels and products.

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Revving up the Engine: Senate Prepares to Pass Landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation for Transportation, Broadband, Energy and Water Projects

Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

In particular, the bill extends FY 2021 enacted levels through FY 2022 for federal transportation programs and reauthorizes various surface transportation programs for FY 2023-2026. Reduction of Truck Emissions at Ports. The bill includes $150 million to reduce carbon emissions at ports. The bill establishes a $2.3

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US 2024 Election: Analysis – congressional investigation reveals new evidence of Big Oil’s decades-long campaign to deny climate science

A Greener Life

AUGUST 6, 2024

DEED) Oil and gas companies and their top trade groups were aware for decades that carbon emissions contribute to climate change, according to a scathing new report from congressional investigators. For example, for years, Exxon sought to associate its brand with algae-based biofuels. Closeup of biofuel in a laboratory.

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Day After Earth Day, the Climate Pope, and the 89%

Legal Planet

APRIL 23, 2025

One such survey involved 130,000 people in 125 countries, which account for 96% of the worlds carbon emissions, and was published in the journal Nature Climate Change. EPA wont center on the waiver itself, which oil and biofuel interests had sued over. The bottom line: we are a massive silent majority that can be awakened.

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A Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Dear Oil and Gas CEOs: Here’s How You Should Spend Those Record Profits

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Singapore Unveils Blueprint for Sustainable Air Hub

White House Push for Increase in Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Estimating the impact of ‘eco’ jet fuel: How much could it reduce CO2 emissions by 2050?

Penn State, Shell Petrochemicals, Shell Pipeline Company Announce Collaboration Focused On Energy And Sustainability

Bipartisan Group of Legislators Call for Strengthened RFS

New York State Environmental Regulator Issues Draft Plan to Achieve GHG Emissions-Reduction Goals

U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy

BETO Announces New Notice of Intent for Improving Bioenergy Feedstocks and Optimizing Production of Biofuels and Biochemicals

DOE Intends New Energy Earthshot to Decarbonize Transportation and Industrial Sectors

Revving up the Engine: Senate Prepares to Pass Landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation for Transportation, Broadband, Energy and Water Projects

US 2024 Election: Analysis – congressional investigation reveals new evidence of Big Oil’s decades-long campaign to deny climate science

Day After Earth Day, the Climate Pope, and the 89%

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