The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels Moves Forward on Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reduction Requirements
(Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels) Adopts ambitious target of 50% improvement for biofuel blends over fossil fuels
The RSB is pleased to announce the approval of the RSB greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting methodology and establishment of a GHG reduction threshold for our bio-fuel certification standard. It is important that the use of biofuels significantly reduces the contribution to global warming – and because of this concern, the RSB has focused on creating a certification standard that ensure biofuels have lower GHG emissions than fossil fuels.
Although many possible targets were considered, the RSB Steering Board agreed in June 2010 to a 50% reduction in GHG emissions of a biofuel blend compared to the fossil fuel baseline. The setting of this ambitious target is an exciting step forward in creating a meaningful biofuel standard.
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels Steering Board ap-proved a preliminary decision on a GHG threshold in its June 2010 in-person meeting; this decision was confirmed by all Chambers during chamber calls in July. READ MORE and MORE
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