In Washington, Representative James Lankford (R-Okla.), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, has introduced H.R. 4849, the Phantom Fuels Elimination Act. The legislation would repeal the corn ethanol mandate and require the remaining mandates within the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) of the Clean Air Act to be […]
In Washington, ITIF’s Center for Clean Energy Innovation (CCEI) has published an op-ed on carbon pricing. The piece, written by Matthew Stepp and Megan Nicholson, argues that putting a price on carbon to combat climate change is not a viable solution by itself because no one wants to pay higher costs for energy. Instead governments […]
In Malaysia, the roll out of B5 will be delayed in the eastern part of the country by two months until September. Logistics and pricing issues are the main reasons for the implementation delay. Apparently the oil companies don’t yet have their tanks and other infrastructure ready to go, while transportation costs are higher in […]
In Switzerland, Indonesia has officially launched a complaint against the EU at the WTO over anti-dumping tariffs Europe has lodged against Indonesian biodiesel imports since May last year. The WTO established a dispute panel over similar changes made by Argentina already in April. Last month, the Indonesia government said it would file an official complaint with […]
In California, the oil industry—with the help of several powerful lobbying firms in Sacramento—managed to kill a bill on the Assembly floor that was meant to provide a price floor for carbon credits to help project developers get financing for biofuels that comply with the LCFS. AB 2390 was defeated 38-to-23.
In India, the government has revised the pricing formula for ethanol in an attempt to make it more attractive for sugar mills to participate in supply tenders for the E5 mandate. From the new crush beginning in October, the mills could see a price increase of roughly 10%.
In Iowa, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) has announced that Iowa retailers have temporarily stopped offering EPA-approved E15 to vehicles produced since 2001 until September 15, 2014. The Association blames Big Oil’s fuel distribution monopoly. Until September 15, E15 can only be offered to flex-fuel vehicles. IRFA Managing Director Lucy Norton fired off: “If […]
In Brazil, the two main presidential candidates seeking to depose the current leader are both pushing for increased support of the national ethanol industry, accusing the current president of failing to properly support sugar and ethanol while favoring Petrobras. The candidates from the social democrats and the socialists are trailing in the polls but appear […]
In Washington, the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) announced that it has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) which sought stakeholder input regarding the biofuel pathways that the DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has selected to guide its research and development (R &D) strategy in the near-term. The comments were compiled […]
In Washington, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will deliver remarks today on EPA’s plans to enact President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants. The announcement will outline a common sense and flexible approach to cut harmful pollution, protect public health, continue economic growth, and spur innovation. McCarthy will speak at […]
