Biofuels Mandates Around the World: 2015
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who mandates what in biofuels? 64 countries have targets or mandates — but how much where, and when, and what? In Florida, the Digest today releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around the world, looking at the state of biofuels mandates in 64 countries.
The bulk of mandates continue to come from the EU-27, where the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) specified a 10 percent renewable content by 2020 but has been scaled back to the 5-7.5 percent range in recent months.
13 countries in the Americas have mandates or targets in place or under consideration, 12 in Asia-Pac, 11 in Africa and the Indian Ocean, and 2 from non-EU countries in Europe.
Besides the EU, the major blending mandates that will drive global demand are those set in the US, China and Brazil – each of which has set targets – or, in the case of Brazil, is already there – at levels in the 15-25 percent range by 2020-2022.
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Mandates in the Americas
Argentina … READ MORE
Brazil …
Canada …
British Columbia 5% ethanol 3 percent biodiesel moving to 4% in the future.
Alberta 5% ethanol 2% biodiesel
Saskatchewan 7.5% ethanol
Manitoba 8.5% ethanol 2% biodiesel
Ontario 5% ethanol, 2% biodiesel en route to B3 in 2016, B4 in 2017.
Colombia …
Chile …
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Panama …
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Uruguay …
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Elsewhere in Europe
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Mandates in Asia-Pacific
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South Korea …
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Mandates in Africa and the Indian Ocean
Angola …
Ethiopia …
Kenya …
Malawi …
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Nigeria …
South Africa …
Sudan …
Zambia …
Zimbabwe …