In Arkansas, Walmart announced it is doubling down on addressing the growing climate crisis by targeting zero emissions across the company’s global operations by 2040. Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are also committing to help protect, manage or restore at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030 […]
In Belgium, the European Commission formally launched an investigation review on September 14 aiming at extending anti-dumping and countervailing measures applicable to imports of biodiesel originating in the United States of America, the so called “B99” measures. The EBB welcomes this review, which was triggered by an EBB request from June 11, 2020 on behalf […]
In the UK, CME Group announced the first trade of the Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester (UCOME) futures contracts. Ten contracts were traded on September 16, 2020. Open interest was at 65 contracts as of September 22, 2020. Tullett Prebon Energy & Commodities, part of TP ICAP, a leading provider of market infrastructure, became the […]
In Washington, WNAX reports the Renewable Fuels Association, the American Coalition for Ethanol, the National Corn Grower’s Association and the National Farmers Union are calling on Environmental Protection Agency to release the 2021 blending volumes, demonstrating that it has “restored” the Renewable Fuel Standard. The groups say that rejecting the gap-year SRE applications was a […]
In Georgia, a new low-temperature, multi-phase process for upgrading lignin bio-oil to hydrocarbons could help expand use of the lignin, which is now largely a waste product left over from the production of cellulose and bioethanol from trees and other woody plants. Using a dual catalyst system of superacid and platinum particles, researchers at the […]
In Iowa, with less than six weeks until the presidential election, Reuters reports President Trump is in a hurry to make good on his promises to the ethanol industry in order to secure the Midwest. The wish list by the ethanol industry presented by Iowa senators at a meeting with the president in September 2019 […]
“Biofuels proven as most affordable, immediate path to net-zero carbon,” says NEFI. In Washington, representatives from the National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) and global management consulting firm Kearney announced a plan for the heating oil industry to eliminate fossil energy use by 2050. This will in effect transform the very nature of heating oil, […]
VTT just released this short report on 5 unique opportunities Europe has to accelerate sustainability and what they call “exponential hope.” From biotech in food production to optimizing material usage for sustainable resource consumption, dive into VTT’s views on how to create entire paradigm shfts that lead to leaps in productivity and sustainability, and more.
At ABLC Digital in July, Anne Larilahti, VP of Sustainability at Finnair shared this short but sweet presentation on what Finnair’s climate targets are for the coming years, the 3 big priorities for them to reach net zero, and more.
In Sweden, Air bp has delivered 210 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Swedish airport operator, Swedavia, at Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN/ESSA). Swedavia and its partners SOS Alarm, Systembolaget and the 2030 Secretariat procured the fuel through a joint tender, as part of an initiative to promote the large-scale production of SAF and its […]
