In California, Communities for a Better Environment and the Center for Biological Diversity won legal victories last week over Contra Costa County’s approval of two proposed biofuel refinery conversions in the Bay Area. The Superior Court of Contra Costa County found the county relied on incomplete and misleading environmental reviews in violation of the California […]
In France, IEA recently presented key findings from its new report, Biofuel Policy in Brazil, India and the United States – Insights for the Global Biofuel Alliance, at a special meeting of government ministers convened at the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting, which identified Fuels For the Future as a priority area. The event in Goa, […]
In Italy, ANSA reported that the Lazio Regional Administrative Court (TAR) rejected an appeal against the city of Rome’s refuse-management plan and the project to construct a major waste-to-energy plant to deal with the capital’s trash. The court said the petition, presented by local resident committees, environmental associations and local councils was “groundless”. “The TAR’s […]
In India, the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) has adopted the Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative (CEM-Hubs) at a summit in Goa, India. The first-of-its-kind platform brings together the private sector and governments across the energy-maritime value chain to transform maritime transportation and production hubs for future low-carbon fuels. The CEM-Hubs initiative is initially backed by Canada, Norway, […]
In Italy, the Corriere Della Sera newspaper reports the Antitrust authority has launched an investigation against Eni, Esso Italiana, Saras, Kuwait Petroleum Italia, Tamoil Italia (which also owns Repsol Italia), Italiana Petroli and Iplom for allegedly colluding on biofuel prices, implemented through the publication of information on Staffetta Quotidiana. This was announced by Staffetta itself, […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that following the Environmental Protection Agency’s rejection of 15 small refinery waivers last week, that some of those refiners plan to sue the EPA in response, claiming its decision was “arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law”. The EPA has yet to approve an SRE since President Biden took office, so it […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association thanked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its action to deny 26 petitions from oil refiners seeking exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard. This includes 11 each for 2021 and 2022, and one each for 2023 and the years 2016-2018. Only two requests remain pending, for 2018. “We thank President […]
In India, The Economic Times reported that India, the world’s second-largest sugar producer and a major exporter in recent years, will likely have a smaller role in the sugar export market going forward as its government-led ethanol program continues to expand, according to a recent report by research firm BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions. […]
In Switzerland, Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), meeting at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80) last week, have adopted the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, with enhanced targets to tackle harmful emissions. The new strategy seeks to reduce CO2 emissions per transport work, as an average […]
In Washington, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bob Casey (D-Penn.) and Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.), Donald Norcross (D-N.J.), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Penn.), and Brendan Boyle (D-Penn.) introduced the Safeguarding Domestic Energy Production & Independence Act to bring down rising compliance costs associated with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and ensure our nation’s independent refiners can […]
