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Governments fail to agree EU limit on food-based biofuels
2013-12-12 04:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: EU energy ministers on Thursday failed to agree on a compromise deal to limit the use of transport fuels made from food crops, which critics say pushes up food prices and can do more harm than good to the environment. EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said the delay would only damage the European Union in its efforts to reduce dependence on imported oil and gas and curb greenhouse gas emissions. "If we delay and postpone, the winners will be OPEC and Russia," he said. Last year in...
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Venter: algae biofuels require real scientific breakthroughs; biofuels need a carbon tax to be viable
2013-12-11 13:30:20| Green Car Congress
RFS waiver and the future role of biofuels
2013-12-10 22:58:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a proposal to reduce the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) for 2014 from the previous requirement of 18.15 billion gallons to a revised level of 15.21 billion gallons. The EPA proposal represents a reduction of approximately 16% from the original RFS fuel volume for 2014, which was originally established by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. The overall goal of this legislation was to reduce U.S. Focus on Ag read more
RFS waiver and the future role of biofuels
2013-12-10 22:58:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a proposal to reduce the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) for 2014 from the previous requirement of 18.15 billion gallons to a revised level of 15.21 billion gallons. The EPA proposal represents a reduction of approximately 16% from the original RFS fuel volume for 2014, which was originally established by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. The overall goal of this legislation was to reduce U.S. Focus on Ag read more
UK proposes double-counting biofuels to meet EU green targets
2013-12-10 10:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Britain has proposed a way to lower the European Union's 2020 target for renewable energy by counting the contribution from biofuels twice, avoiding the need for billions of euros in investment, a document shows. Policy on transport fuel made from crops and other plant matter has stirred heated debate because of concern some biofuels add to greenhouse emissions and drive up food prices. Energy ministers later this week will debate policy reform. Diplomats said the British biofuel idea was...
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