EU Sets World’s Largest SAF Blending Mandate
by Cathy Buyck (AIN Online) If all goes according to plan and no unforeseen eleventh-hour hiccups surface, the European Union will introduce legislation mandating the use of sustainable aviation fuel...
View ArticlePoland to Challenge EU Climate Laws before Top Court– Climate Minister Anna...
by Zia Weise adn Joshua Posaner (Politico) Poland will try to overturn the EU’s combustion engine phaseout and other climate laws with an appeal before the bloc’s top court, Climate Minister Anna...
View ArticleEight European Countries Block Ambitious Euro 7 Emissions Plan
by Peter Holderith (The Drive) … The extremely stringent Euro 7 emissions regulations could be blocked in the European Union after it was announced Monday that eight countries signed a letter objecting...
View ArticleThe Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Legislation and Regulations about SAF,...
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Case 1, Is Jet Fuel Produced From Soybean Oil? Case 2, Is E-Jet Produced From Fossil CO2 And Green H2 SAF? These are just a couple of the topics tucked into this panoramic...
View ArticlePoland Publishes New Draft Biogas Act
(CMS Law-Now) On 5 April 2023, the first draft of a new legislation in Poland designed to facilitate the preparation and development of agricultural biogas projects was published on the government...
View ArticleUS Carbon Capture Incentives Leave EU ‘Lagging Behind’, Biofuel Makers Warn
by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV.com) Efforts to boost carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Europe are insufficient according to biofuel makers, who say the United States offer better incentives. CCS...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament Takes Action to Promote the Use of SAF
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The European Parliament on April 18 voted 463 to 117 to implement a revision to the European Union’s Emissions Trading System that will phase out free allowances...
View ArticleParliament Approves Core EU Climate Legislation
by Federica Di Sario (Politico) Next, the deal needs to be formally ratified by the Council of the EU. — … The revision of the EU’s carbon market, known as the Emissions Trading System, includes fully...
View ArticleEC Demands More Transparency around Carbon Offsets in Greenwashing Crackdown
by Eklavya Gupte (S&P Global) Details of carbon credit projects, methodologies may need to be disclosed; Greenwashing claims already very widespread in region, studies show; Voluntary carbon...
View ArticleEU Biodiesel Industry Concerned on Import Labelling
by John Houghton-Brown (Argus Media) European producers and traders of biodiesel say Chinese product entering the EU is being wrongly labelled as an ‘advanced’ biofuel, and sold into Germany where it...
View ArticleIncreasing Waste Feedstock Supply Comes with Its Challenges
(Biofuels International/Clariant) Carlos Rodríguez Gaya, head of product management and technical service, purification EMEA, outlines the year ahead for the company. Over the past year multiple new...
View ArticleEU Lawmakers Approve Effective 2035 Ban on New Fossil Fuel Cars
by Kate Abnett (Reuters) The European Parliament on Tuesday formally approved a law to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the European Union from 2035, aiming to speed up the...
View ArticleThe Government Institutionalized the Intersectoral Table of Hydrogen
(Ambito (Google Translation)) The Hydrogen Intersectoral Table will function as a space for articulation and coordination within the scope of the Economic and Social Council, which depends on the...
View ArticleVegetable Oil Is Gaining Traction as a Biofuel
by Felicity Bradstock (OilPrice.com) – Biofuels have grown increasingly popular in recent years as a way to reduce emissions when it comes to both transport and heating. -In the UK, around 1.7 million...
View ArticleNew Bill to Strengthen State’s Capacity to Manage Oil Supplies Receives...
(Irish Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications) The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has today welcomed Cabinet approval to publish the Oil...
View ArticleAg Policy Blog: Carbon Pipelines Projects Face Permit Hearings, Litigation...
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) 2023 will shape up as a major year in the permitting and development of carbon pipelines across the Midwest and Plains states. The Minnesota and South Dakota...
View ArticleFood, Feed and Fuel for Europe: The Future of Renewable Ethanol
by David Carpintero (Ethanol Producer Magazine) … As policymakers hammer out the final details of the so-called Fit for 55 package of climate and energy legislation, there is at least general agreement...
View ArticleThe Law to Promote the Production and Consumption of Biofuels Has Been Half...
(Nuevo Diario (Google Translation)) The Chamber of Deputies approved the bill that establishes the promotion and development of the production and consumption of Biofuels and Bioenergy and encourages...
View ArticleCan the Aviation Industry Reach 10% SAF Uptake by 2030? The Sky’s the Limit.
(Topsoe/Biofuels Digest) To achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition has set a target of 10% SAF adoption by 2030. For fuel producers, that means creating...
View ArticleAmex GBT CEO Says Greener Air Travel Starts With Building More Sustainable...
by Matthew Parsons (Skift) European politicians are planning legislation that requires airlines to use more sustainable fuel by 2030, but there’s very little going around. One solution is to start...
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