Biodiesel: Aprobio Presents Favro with a Proposal to Increase the Mixture; MDA Declares Support for the Agenda
by Gabriela Brumatti (Broadcast Agro (Google translation)) The Association of Biofuel Producers of Brazil (Aprobio) has presented to the Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, a proposal to increase the percentage of mandatory blending of biodiesel with diesel oil, according to the ministry . In a meeting held on Tuesday, the entity requested that the mandate pass from the current 10% (B10) to 12% in March this year and have a gradual growth until reaching 15% (B15) in March 2024. The Ministry of Development Agrário (MDA) promises to defend the proposal. The portfolio’s communication team confirmed to Broadcast Agro that Minister Paulo Teixeira supports the gradual advance of the biodiesel blend up to B15 and should forward the agenda to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The definition on the changes in the mixture needs to be approved by the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE). Last week, the biodiesel segment met with important government organizers on the agenda, such as the vice president and minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, Geraldo Alckmin. At the most recent meeting, Fávaro classified biodiesel as a “very important” matrix. “You will have all our support so that we can strengthen the Brazilian green economy and bioeconomy”, said the minister, according to a note from the Ministry of Agriculture. Fávaro is one of the members of the CNPE.
At the meeting with Agriculture, the director of the Board of Directors of Aprobio and president of BSBios, Erasmo Carlos Battistella, also presented the proposal for the creation of a national program to deal with advanced biofuels, such as green diesel and biokerosene. “Brazil is a signatory to the Corsia Agreement (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation) and, as of 2027, it will need this product,” he said. According to the terms of the qcordo, airlines that operate internationally will be obliged to offset their emissions by purchasing carbon credits from 2027 onwards. READ MORE
