by Dana Cronin (KCUR/NPR/All Things Considered) ... Jason (Lay) is part of Bayer’s pilot carbon program, which pays him $10 for every acre of cover crops he plants. Acting as the intermediary, Bayer then sells those carbon offset credits to
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Back TO HOMENew Industry Group Will Advocate for Carbon Removal
by Crobin Hair (Politico Pro/Climatewire) The Carbon Business Council is a technology-neutral trade group promoting the promise, and limits, of "carbon management." -- More than 40 companies today launched the Carbon Business Council, the first trade association for startups focused on
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Airbus, Air Canada, Air France-KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group and Virgin Atlantic Sign Letters of Intent to Explore Carbon Removal Solutions for Aviation
Airbus and a number of major airlines – Air Canada, Air France-KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group and Virgin Atlantic – have signed Letters of Intent (LoI) to explore opportunities for a future supply of carbon removal
July 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Green Impact Partners Announces Material Expansion of North American RNG Projects
(Green Impact Partners/Newsfile) Green Impact Partners (TSXV: GIP) ("GIP" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on three of its advanced renewable natural gas ("RNG") projects. "With the upcoming commissioning of our GreenGas Colorado facility, the expansion of our
July 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Use and Storage: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Radicle
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Radicle’s Director of Biofuels, Brad Neff, shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC on how they support global companies in reducing and removing GHG emissions. Find out what they are doing in low carbon fuel
July 13, 2022 Read Full Article
3 Missing Ingredients for Scaling Regenerative Agriculture
by Theresa Lieb (Green Biz) ... From my conversations with farmers in Minnesota and many other practitioners over the past months, three pockets of work ask for more attention: independent and data-driven technical assistance, program alignment and standardization and supply chain
July 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Tidewater Renewables LTD. Enters into Inaugural Multi-Year Sale Agreement for Its Clean Fuel Regulation Credits with an Investment Grade Counterparty
(Tidewater Renewables) Tidewater Renewables Ltd. ("Tidewater Renewables" or the "Corporation") (TSX: LCFS) is pleased to announce a multi-year agreement today with an investment-grade company to sell Federal Clean Fuel Regulation ("CFR") credits that it will receive through the production and sale of
June 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Prices Triple in Brazil's Lopsided Market for Carbon Credits
byPeter Millard and Tatiana Freitas (Bloomberg) Some call the program ‘inefficient.’ Others say it’s downright flawed. Either way, the sharpest critics say RenovaBio is not living up to its promise. -- ... At best, the program known as RenovaBio that mandates fuel distributors
June 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Surge in U.S. Renewable Diesel Supply Won't Offset Loss of Petroleum Diesel
by Laura Sanicola (Reuters) A flood of U.S. renewable diesel plants set to come online in the next three years will not be enough to offset the loss of petroleum diesel refining capacity from plant closings since 2019, a Reuters analysis
June 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Understanding Why the Carbon Intensity Score Is Important for Ethanol
by Kellan Heavican (Brownfield Ag News) The head of the world’s largest biofuel producers says carbon intensity scoring is critical to expanding ethanol production. POET President Jeff Lautt tells Brownfield it’s used as a benchmark to determine greenhouse gas emissions. “All of
June 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Varanasi: Mix of Solar and Biogas to Produce Green Hydrogen
(AWAZ The Voice) ... However, right now, the main worry for the government planners is its cost to make it commercially viable. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) are working on an innovative concept,
June 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Ag Carbon Markets and U.S. Farmers: A Preview Summary
(Trust in Food) As a prelude to Trust In Food’s forthcoming Carbon Report, this preview details warning signs for the carbon ecosystem and why farmers have been hesitant to join carbon markets. Learn how farmers evaluate carbon programs, how data
June 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Flying the Low-Carbon Skies on Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Craig Bettenhausen (Chemical & Engineering News) Airlines are eager to switch to renewable, low-carbon fuel—as soon as there’s enough to go around -- On June 6, Malaysia Airlines flew its first passenger flight using jet fuel made in part
June 13, 2022 Read Full Article
A Closer Look at the Carbon Credit Markets
(EcoEngineers) Experts from EcoEngineers presented to Stifel, a multinational independent investment bank and financial services company, and its stakeholders on April 25, 2022. EcoEngineers President Brad Pleima, P.E., and Senior Carbon Consultant Paul Niznik gave overviews of the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), California Low
June 02, 2022 Read Full Article
FIERN President Highlights Role of Industry during RBQAV Congress
( Federation of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (FIERN) (Google translation)) The president of the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (FIERN), Amaro Sales de Araújo, participated in the opening of
May 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Berlin Pushes for a €60 Minimum Price on EU Carbon Markets
by Nikolaus J. Kurmayer (EURACTIV.com) Discounting allegations of speculation on the EU carbon market, Berlin is throwing its weight behind a minimum price of €60 per tonne of CO2, saying it will ensure this through national measures if the EU does
May 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Green Impact Partners ("GIP") Announces Increase in Colorado RNG Production Capacity and First Quarter 2022 Results
(Green Impact Partners/PR Newswire) Green Impact Partners Inc. ("GIP" or the "Company") (TSXV: GIP.V) is pleased to provide an update on its renewable natural gas ("RNG") development projects and a summary of its first quarter 2022 results. GreenGas Colorado RNG production update: The
May 17, 2022 Read Full Article
SK Innovation Attains CORSIA Verifier Certification
(SK Innovation/Biobased Diesel Daily) SK Innovation Institute of Environmental Science & Technology has become the first CORSIA verifier in the Korean petroleum and refinery industry, allowing it to verify the greenhouse gas emissions for international flights. The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme
May 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Crown Oil Becomes 1st UK Fuel Supplier to Earn Carbon-Neutral Status
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Crown Oil Ltd. announced it has become the first U.K. fuel supplier to receive carbon-neutral status under the PAS 2060:2014 Framework. Becoming a carbon-neutral business is a steppingstone toward its ultimate goal of becoming net
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Rwanda Signs Agreement with Eni to Evaluate UCO Collection, Biobased Diesel Feedstock Production
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni S.p.A. and the government of Rwanda signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) this month to evaluate the feasibility of circular-economy projects focused on collecting used cooking oil and
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
What’s Going on with California LCFS Credit Prices?
by Brad Pleima (EcoEngineers) One of the hottest topics within the renewable fuels industry is “What is going on with LCFS credit pricing?” California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard continues to drive development and investment into renewable fuels and market participants have
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
“Super Developing” Carbon Capture: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon America
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Carbon Americashared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC Connect highlighting how they are a “super developer” with developing, building, financing, owning and operating carbon capture and sequestration projects. They also have their own cryogenic flue
April 19, 2022 Read Full Article
The Dogged Victims of Inexorable Disputation: Bioeconomy and the Scoring of Carbon
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Bioeconomy professionals, are the Dogged Victims of Inexorable Disputation, if I can bend Bobby Jones’ memorable golfing phrase. Why? Because better to have lousy carbon targets than no carbon targets at all, say most people,
April 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Occidental Is Eyeing California’s Clean Fuels Market to Fund Texas Carbon Removal Plant
by Nicholas Kusnetz (Inside Climate News) The oil company plans to remove carbon from the atmosphere and pump it into the ground to extract oil in the Permian Basin. Some climate activists fear the new technology is a cover for continuing
April 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Planting Trees on Marginal Cropping Country in WA to Produce Biofuel
by Chris McLennan (Farm Online National) Qantas has already started using biofuels in its fleet but wants an Australian industry to develop from trees grown on marginal farming land in the west. -- Three big corporate companies have formed an unusual alliance
March 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Will the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Be a Victim of Its Own Success?
by Roxby Hartley (EcoEngineers) California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (CA-LCFS) continues to be the largest regional carbon credit market. It’s been successful in driving carbon reduction across the state. CA-LCFS credit prices hovered around $200 per metric ton (MT) of CO2e
March 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Windfall for Farmers as Government Changes Carbon Credit Rules
by Jacob Greber (Australian Financial Review) Carbon farmers and landholders are set for a potential windfall of almost $2.6 billion from a surprise Morrison government decision that allows them to tap into surging market demand for Australian Carbon Credit Units. The move, which
March 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Pipeline Builder Says Data Gaps Make It Hard to Capitalize on Carbon Credits
by Larry Lee (Brownfield Ag News) A pipeline infrastructure company says when it comes to carbon credits, there’s a gap in data collection between the farm and the end-user, making it hard for the entire value chain to benefit. CEO Matt Vining
March 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Sorghum’s Roots Can Replenish Carbon in Soil
by Olga Kuchment (Agri-Life Today) Texas A&M AgriLife study shows the annual crop can sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide -- The study, “Bioenergy sorghum’s deep roots: A key to sustainable biomass production on annual cropland,” was recently published in GCB Bioenergy. According to the
February 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Optimizing for Carbon Storage: A New Model for Biorefineries
(Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center) Biorefinery profitability scale with a carbon credit in cases of (A) no capture, (B) capture from fermentation, (C) capture from fermentation and biogas, and (E) full capture from fermentation and biogas, with exactly enough capture from
February 23, 2022 Read Full Article
What Does the Recent Growth in the LCFS Credit Bank Mean for Credit Prices in the Longer Term?
(Stillwater Associates) Volatility in the LCFS credit market and recently released 3Q2021 data showing nearly 433,000 metric tons in net credits for the quarter have left many investors scratching their heads. What does this mean for the trajectory of the program?
February 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Kinder Morgan Announces Southern California Renewable Diesel Hub Project
(Kinder Morgan) First mover of segregated renewable diesel (R99) by pipeline -- Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) today announced the receipt of the necessary commercial commitments to move forward with the permitting and construction of a renewable diesel hub in Southern
February 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Key Components of Successful Manure Supply Agreements
by Chris Peterson (Biomass Magazine) The manure supply agreement is among the most heavily negotiated documents in a renewable natural gas project. ... Additionally, having an agreement that will pass the scrutiny of the developer’s lender can be a challenge
February 07, 2022 Read Full Article
SfL Lauds Launch of New USDA Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities Program DEADLINES April 8 and May 27, 2022 EXTENDED to June 10, 2022
(Solutions from the Land) Solutions from the Land (SfL) wholeheartedly endorses Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, a new USDA program announced today by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. “This exciting new program provides another opportunity and pathway to enable farmers, ranchers, forest
February 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Can Carbon Credits for Improving Forests Help Save Them -- and Us -- from Climate Change?
by Natasha Lomas (Tech Crunch) ... One example of dubious carbon offsetting involves existing woodlands being repurposed for carbon credits in a way that artificially inflates the claimed credit -- such as by claiming a forest was going to be cut down
February 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Omni OZ Fund, LLC Launches Seeking Accredited Investors for GreenMix Fuel Methanol-Ethanol Blend Processing Plant
(OMNI OZ FUND/Yahoo!) OMNI OZ FUND, LLC launches seeking accredited investors for its GreenMix Fuel Methanol-Ethanol Blend Processing Plant. The Fund is raising a Series A Round of $50,000,000. ... The OMNI OZ FUND, LLC was created to raise the necessary capital of $300
January 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Measuring Carbon Reductions: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to California LCFS Fuel Pathways
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) The most recent DigestConnect took a special look at carbon markets — measuring reductions, qualifying for markets such as those created by the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the CA-GREET Calculator, pathway verification, and
January 24, 2022 Read Full Article
GAC Bunker Fuels’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculations Verified by Bureau Veritas
(GAC) First GAC company to calculate and establish its emissions -- GAC Bunker Fuels’ Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions calculations have been verified by Bureau Veritas UK Limited, the world leader in audit and certification services, crossing a new milestone in
January 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuels Market Dynamics 2022 and Beyond: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to IHS Markit’s Outlook
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Last week,we were surrounded by a Ministry of All the Talents, as you might say, experts from the holy of holies, IHS Markit, yes, Dan Yergin’s fabled firm. Want to find out what was covered
January 20, 2022 Read Full Article
OPIS Launches Carbon Neutral Fuels Index, Core Carbon Credits and Climate Community and Biodiversity Standards Assessments for Price Transparency into Emissions Offsetting Strategies
(IHS Markit/Business Wire) Extends the OPIS voluntary carbon pricing suite to 55 daily assessments and provides solutions to stakeholders targeting emission reductions -- OPIS, an IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO) company, the leading benchmark provider for carbon and fuels markets data, has
January 18, 2022 Read Full Article
How to Ensure High Integrity When Purchasing Carbon Credits --- January 27, 2022 --- ONLINE
For companies looking to neutralize their residual emissions with carbon credits, the voluntary carbon marketplace offers a range of options. But how do you choose a program that will deliver a meaningful carbon impact and bring value to your brand? Join
January 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Catalysis, Chemistry, Carbon – SBI BioEnergy’s Competitive Edge
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... SBI’s Gölu H2 process removes the reliance on a fossil fuel, and uses ethanol and water to produce carbon-neutral hydrogen. With Gölu’s carbon capture partnering technologies, our hydrogen is the first carbon-negative hydrogen production
January 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Growing Carbon Credits: Should Maryland Farmers Open a Carbon Banking Account?
(7th Annual Agricultural & Environmental Law Conference) Carbon credits are a growing interest in the agricultural community not only by producers but by landowners. This session will highlight the latest that is being considered on Capitol Hill along with what
January 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Negative Biofuels Can Build Soil and Rural Prosperity
by Chuck Hassebrook, David Laird and Jill Euken (The Gazette) ... That pathway is the Pyrolysis-Biochar-Bioenergy Platform, which produces biofuel and biochar by heating crop residue, grass, wood or other forms of biomass in the absence of oxygen. Biochar is a
January 10, 2022 Read Full Article
‘Crazy’ Carbon Offsets Market Prompts Calls for Regulation
by Frances Schwartzkopff (Bloomberg/Advisor Perspectives) ... The buying and selling of credits that purport to offset a company’s pollution has become a cornerstone of the effort to limit global warming, and it’s being bolstered by a deal to create an international
January 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Off-Season 'Cover' Crops Expand as U.S. Growers Eye Low-Carbon Future
by Karl Plume (Reuters) ... The purpose of cover crops is to restore soil, reduce erosion and to pull climate-warming carbon from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. The carbon trapped in roots and other plant matter left in the soil is measured
January 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Challenges in Determining the Renewable Content of the Final Fuels after Co-processing Biogenic Feedstocks in the Fluid Catalytic Cracker (FCC) of a Commercial Oil Refinery
by Jianping Su, Liang Cao, Gary Lee, Jonathan Tyler, Anna Ringsred, Michael Rensing, Susan van Dyk, Don O'Connor Robert Pinchu, Jack (John)Saddler (Fuel) • FCC co-processing has been commercialised using oleochemical feedstocks. • A new method based on step change mass balance
December 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Viewpoint: RD, Fuel Demand Weigh on California LCFS
by Elliott Blackburn (Argus Media) New low-carbon fuel supplies will add pressure in 2022 on California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits already trading near three-year lows. California this year recorded some of the nation's largest drops in transportation fuel demand compared
December 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Cover Crop Series Articles
(Agri-Pulse)1. Saving the planet by saving the soil: Can cover crops fulfill their promise? 2. Making cover crops pay off: what it takes to cover the cost 3. Cover crops as cash crops: Farmers angle to profit off the practice 4. Direct checks could ignite cover
December 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Constellation Announces RNG Supply Agreement
(Constellation/Biomass Magazine) Constellation, a leading competitive energy and energy solutions provider, announced on Dec. 14 a 10-year agreement in which it will provide renewable natural gas (RNG) to American Natural Gas LLC to supply its compressed natural gas (CNG) stations nationwide. The
December 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Idemitsu Group Conducts Its 1st Carbon-Neutral Voyage
(Idemitsu Group/Biobased Diesel Daily) Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. completed its first carbon-neutral voyage in November for the round trip between Japan and the Middle East, with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions associated with fuel consumption. This carbon-neutral voyage was performed by
December 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Bushel Partners with Bayer to Launch Project Carbonview
by Julia Eberhart (Bushel Partners) An industry-first digital carbon footprint measurement solution for agriculture • The seamlessly connected data solution was conceptualized by Bayer and developed in collaboration with Bushel and Amazon Web Services (AWS) • Project Carbonview will enable U.S. ethanol
December 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Truterra Carbon Program Pays $4 Million to Farmers for 200,000 Metric Tons of Carbon Stored in First Year; 2022 Program Now Open
(Truterra) In 2022, Truterra will offer two approaches, one to reward recent adopters for their investment in carbon-sequestering practices and one to engage and support farmers through the process of implementing new practices Through Truterra, companies and others looking to buy carbon
December 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Farmers Have Been Burned by Agtech Too Often. Here’s How to Win Back Their Trust
by Michael Gilbert (Semios/Ag Funder News) ... There are a number of reasons why farmers have been leery when it comes to tech companies with big promises. But the biggest one is the most obvious: they’ve been burned before. Some of this
December 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol Giant Bets on Low-Carbon Corn with Eye on Markets
by Kim Chipman (Bloomberg/Yahoo!) Top U.S. ethanol maker Poet LLC is looking to encourage greater production of climate-friendly grains in a bid to help farmers profit from an increasingly “green” energy economy. The company said it plans to use Gradable --
December 03, 2021 Read Full Article
What We Know about Two Carbon Capture Pipelines Proposed in Iowa
by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register) ... Two companies — Summit Carbon Solutions and Navigator CO2 Ventures — want to build pipelines that will be used to move carbon dioxide captured from ethanol, fertilizer and other agricultural industrial plants. The companies plan to
November 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Mark Carney Says Carbon Offsets Must Be Limited to Residual Emissions
by Stephen Treloar and Lars Erik Taraldsen (Bloomberg News/Financial Post) The use of carbon offsets should be a last resort to cover only a small fraction of emissions if the world is to achieve meaningful decarbonization, according to Mark Carney,
November 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Ever Thought about Biofuels to Diversify Your Portfolio?
(MENAFN) ... Key reasons to invest in these alternative energy sources: Given the recent surge of oil and gas prices, biofuels have become somehow more attractive, and consequently one could witness a slight shift in demand from fossil to non-fossil fuels. This
November 22, 2021 Read Full Article
New Podcast Compares and Contrasts the Rise of Corn Ethanol with Today’s Carbon Markets
(AgNewsWire) “Corn Saves America” explores agriculture’s role in environmental solutions, then and now -- AEI Premium, the online community for agricultural decision makers, presents the second season of its award-winning podcast series: “Corn Saves America.” Today, carbon is The Next Big Thing in
November 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Market Negotiations Continue at COP
by Ashira Morris (World War Zero) ... or years, global climate negotiators have been trying to craft a carbon market that encourages a green transition. Europe has relied on carbon markets -- through cap and trade systems -- to navigate their decarbonization and cushion
November 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Market Talks Stumble at COP26 on How to Use the Cash
by John Ainger, Ewa Krukowska, and Jess Shankleman (Bloomberg) Talks at COP26 on international carbon markets are running into an obstacle: a row over how big a share of revenues from trading should be funneled toward countries that need money to adapt to
November 05, 2021 Read Full Article
The Advanced Bioeconomy State of the Industry 2021: As Seen at ABLC
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ABLC 2021 has come and gone with its theme of ““building a bridge to Net Zero” and 560 delegates from 300 organizations grappling with the immense opportunities and supply chain challenges posed by the world’s rapid
November 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Opinion: The Importance of Investing in Carbon Capture and Sequestration
by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA-01) (Agri-Pulse) Iowa’s farmers have led the way in driving innovation and improving sustainability for generations. Just look at the evolution of corn production in Iowa and the growth of ethanol – an abundant, clean energy source
November 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Negotiators Edge Closer to Global Carbon Market Deal at COP26
by Ewa Krukowska & Isis Almeida (Bloomberg) Nations are edging toward a deal that could create a global carbon market when they meet in Scotland for COP26 climate talks in about a week, after Brazil signaled it’s willing to compromise. Brazil
October 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc. Signs Agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric to Develop Cost- & Carbon-Cutting Energy Projects
(Butane-Propane News/Global Clean Energy Holdings) Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc. announced that it has signed a master services agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company under which PG&E will identify, design, and implement renewable generation and energy management projects at GCEH’s Bakersfield Renewable
October 21, 2021 Read Full Article
A Biodiesel Boom (and Conundrum)
by Dan Charles and Marie Godoy (NPR) There's a biodiesel boom happening! It's fueled by incentives and policies intended to cut greenhouse emissions, and is motivating some oil companies like World Energy in Paramount, California to convert their refineries to
October 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Big Oil CEOs Have a Personal Reason to Put More Focus on Less Fossil Fuels
by Bob Woods (CNBC) CEO compensation is being linked to environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics across a wide range of companies, from Apple to Caterpillar, which just announced a new ESG plan for pay last week; The oil and
October 18, 2021 Read Full Article
New Research Checks the Math of Large-Scale Tree Planting
(Nori) In our first science-focused episode of Carbon Removal Newsroom, hosts Radhika Moolgavkar of Nori and Holly Jean Buck of the University at Buffalo are joined by our new science co-host, Dr. Jane Zelikova, executive director of the Soil Carbon Solutions Center and joint faculty in crop and soil
October 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Do You Get What You Pay for? Monetizing Forests via Carbon Credits
(Climate Now) It is increasingly common these days to see forward thinking companies trying to go "carbon neutral" by offsetting their greenhouse gas emissions. And often, they are offsetting those emissions by purchasing credits from a forest carbon offset program. But buyers
October 12, 2021 Read Full Article
USDA Requests Public Input on New Climate-Smart Agriculture Initiative DEADLINE November 1, 2021
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it is seeking public comments on a new initiative designed to create revenue streams for agricultural producers through market opportunities for commodities produced using climate-smart practices. “Through extreme
October 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Greenpeace Calls for End to Carbon Offsets
by Alessandra Prentice (Reuters) Carbon offsets are allowing the world's biggest polluters to forge ahead with business plans that are threatening global climate goals, the head of Greenpeace International said in an interview. The model allows polluting companies to offset their emissions
October 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Western Ethanol Producers ‘Caught in the Jaws of a Vise’ with Short Corn Supply and Weak Biofuel Demand
by Mikkel Pates (Park Rapids Enterprise) Gerald Bachmeier, chief executive officer of Red Trail Energy, Richardton, North Dakota, and Philip Coffin, vice president of Midwest AgEnergy LLC, at Underwood, North Dakota, discuss countermoves to a drought for acquiring local corn
October 05, 2021 Read Full Article
US Refiners Delve Deeper into SAF Production on Policy Support Hopes
(Hellenic Shipping News) Some US refiners are considering adding sustainable aviation fuel to their renewable diesel production plans, spurred by higher demand from airlines seeking lower carbon footprints and the likelihood of increased policy support, some analysts said. “Jet and diesel are
September 21, 2021 Read Full Article
ECB Group Renewable Diesel Project in Latin America Uses Unique Hydrogen Integration Design
by Dan Szeezil (Renewable Fuels, Honeywell/Biofuels Digest) The first renewable diesel project in South America will be built in Paraguay. The Omega Green renewable fuel complex developed by ECB Group has an investment cost of more than $800 million and is
September 15, 2021 Read Full Article
REDD+, CORSIA and California Carbon Offsets - Understanding the Differences
(Opis Carbon Team) The commitment to carbon neutrality continues to grow as corporations and jurisdictions chart a course for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Voluntary REDD+ Credits, CORSIA eligible offsets and California Carbon Offsets provide a variety of opportunities for emissions reductions,
September 13, 2021 Read Full Article
UK 'Green Gas' Tariffs Reliant on Carbon Credits as Biomethane, Certificates Supply Remains Short
by Shubhlakshmi Shukla, Patricia Pinter and Vittoria Morini (S&P Global Platts) Gas suppliers have made renewable natural gas a central part of their pitch when offering end-users "green" tariffs, but there are still roadblocks to achieving truly "green" retail gas tariffs. The UK
September 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Video: What Is the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) and How Has It Grown?
(OPIS) The Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) has been around for 20 years, but it is changing rapidly. As more companies make net-zero pledges, demand for carbon credits, advanced climate technology and project funding has increased. In part one of our four-part video
September 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Brazil’s Biofuel Program Sputters on Weak Emissions Accounting
by Sibélia Zanon (Mongabay; Translated by Maya Johnson) • The RenovaBio program has been encouraging biofuel producers in Brazil to emit less carbon dioxide since the end of 2019. The program survived a rocky first year brought on by the
September 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Blue Hydrogen for Transport in the US: The Transition to Green Hydrogen & the Conduit to Keeping Pace with the EU
by Salim Rahemtulla (PowerTap Hydrogen Fueling Corp./Biofuels Digest) As the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) indicates in its Hydrogen Program Plan it published in 2020, “Hydrogen, as a versatile energy carrier and chemical feedstock, offers advantages that unite all of
September 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Energy Traders See Big Money in Carbon-Emissions Markets
by Sarah McFarlane (Wall Street Journal) Vitol, Glencore and other firms that dominate oil trading are beefing up their carbon-trading desks -- Big energy trading houses, long focused on deep, volatile markets such as oil and natural gas, are now bulking up
September 06, 2021 Read Full Article
UK Government Favours a SAF Blending Mandate Based on Carbon Savings rather than Volumes
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) Following closely behind the release of the European Commission’s ReFuelEU Aviation sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending mandate proposal, the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has opened an eight-week consultation on its own proposal for a
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Markets: Farmers Want More to Hang Their Hat On
by Jenny Shaffstall (AgWeb) The carbon market will grow over the next three years -- Farm Journal’s August 2021 Carbon Survey found that 3.32% of respondents were participating in an non-governmental carbon market, up from an Ag Barometer last spring
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Offer Unique Opportunities
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant (American Agriculturalist/Farm Progress) Corn ethanol is still the king of biofuels, but other crop-based fuels are growing. -- ... Ron Alverson, a crop producer representing the American Coalition for Ethanol’s board of directors and the Dakota Ethanol
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Avfuel Helps Jet Support Services Clients Purchase SAF, Offset Emissions
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Jet Support Services Inc., a maintenance support and financial-services provider to the business aviation industry, has teamed up with Avfuel Corp. to provide clients with direct access to sustainability tools, resources and a carbon-offset program. JSSI
August 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Minnesota Lawmakers Look to Low-Carbon Fuel Standards as a Way to Address Transportation Emissions
by Walker Orenstein (MinnPost) Unlike the Clean Cars regulations — a controversial mandate from Gov. Tim Walz’s administration — the low-carbon fuel standard is noteworthy for its broader political support. -- Brian Jennings, CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol:
August 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Blue Hydrogen for Transport in the US: The Transition to Green Hydrogen & the Conduit to Keeping Pace with the EU
by Salim Rahemtulla (PowerTap Hydrogen Fueling Corp./Biofuels Digest) ... In its Hydrogen Program Plan, the DOE demonstrates support for the International Energy Association’s Future of Hydrogen, released at the 2019 G20 Summit, in its effort to “Stimulate commercial demand for clean
August 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Strategic Biofuels Achieves Major Project Milestone Towards World’s First Carbon Negative Renewable Diesel Plant
(Strategic Biofuels/Business Wire) Successful sequestration test well significantly de-risks the project while demonstrating carbon dioxide can be safely stored underground--Strategic Biofuels LLC, the leader in developing negative carbon footprint renewable fuels plants, announced today that its Carbon Capture and Sequestration
August 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Exclusive-Exxon, Chevron Look to Make Renewable Fuels without Costly Refinery Upgrades -sources
by Laura Sanicola (Reuters) ... The companies (Exxon and Chevron) are looking into how to process bio-based feedstocks like vegetable oils and partially-processed biofuels with petroleum distillates to make renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable gasoline, without meaningfully increasing
August 12, 2021 Read Full Article
4AIR, Del Monte Aviation, Monterey Fuel Co. Coordinate SAF Offering at Monterey Regional Airport
(4AIR/Biobased Diesel Daily) 4AIR, the first and only rating system focused on comprehensive sustainability in private aviation, announced Aug. 4 that it is facilitating a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offering at Monterey Regional Airport with fixed base operator (FBO) Del
August 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuel and Ag Leaders Call for Accountable Life Cycle Analysis for SAF Tax Credits
(National Farmers Union) On Friday, Growth Energy, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Biodiesel Board, National Corn Growers Association, National Farmers Union, and the Renewable Fuels Association sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the U.S. House of
August 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Lawmakers from Both Parties Call for Investment in Ag as a Climate Solution
(North America Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance) Thirty lawmakers from both houses of Congress have written a letter urging House and Senate leadership to support an historic, long-term investment in farmers, ranchers and rural communities as a part of upcoming infrastructure and
August 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol Producers Must Start Now to Support RFA’s Net-Zero Commitment
Donna Funk (KCoe Isom) How the Attainment of Net-Zero will Pay Off for Ethanol Plants in the Short- and Long-term -- The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has announced its commitment: Ethanol will achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (or sooner), and
August 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Burying CO2 Deep in ND’s Geology May Combat Climate Change. Is It Financially Feasible?
by Adam Willis (Forum News Service/Twin Cities Pioneer Press) For some of North Dakota’s legacy industries, like coal power, the future could depend on the capacity of companies to deliver on bold promises around carbon capture. The pricey and so far
August 03, 2021 Read Full Article
President Biden’s Climate Plan and iIts Role in Agriculture & Renewable Biofuels
by Oliver Peoples (Yield10 Bioscience/Biofuels Digest) During President Biden’s April 22nd climate plan speech at the Virtual Leaders’ Summit on Climate, he announced his goal of cutting 50 percent of U.S. carbon-emissions levels by 2030. This is no simple task, and consumers,
August 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Establishing a Fair Ag Carbon Market Will Be Complicated, but Worth the Effort
(Solutions from the Land) The talk among policy makers in Washington to promote a market in which farmers, ranchers and forestland owners can be fiscally rewarded for their efforts to retain carbon in their soil has excited many. The prospect for
August 02, 2021 Read Full Article
What's Wrong with Carbon Offsets? with Mark Trexler and Derik Broekhoff
(Climate Now) As the climate crisis worsens, more and more companies are committing to go "net-zero". Most of these commitments include the purchase of carbon offsets or investment in negative emissions projects, designed to offset the emissions resulting from companies' operations. The
August 02, 2021 Read Full Article
North Dakota Carbon-Capture Pipelines Offer Climate Aid; Activists Wary
by Stephen Groves (Associated Press) Two companies seeking to build thousands of miles of pipeline across the Midwest are promising the effort will aid rather than hinder the fight against climate change, though some environmental groups remain skeptical. The pipelines would stretch
July 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Global Initiative Aims to Bring Transparency to Voluntary Carbon Markets
by y Susanna Twidale (Reuters/London South East) A global initiative was launched on Thursday to bring transparency and rigour to the voluntary carbon market that is expected to grow rapidly over the next few years as countries and companies strive to
July 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Can New Technology Incentivize Farmers to Capture Carbon in Their Soil?
by Michael Sterenberg (Columbia Climate School State of the Planet) The Scenic Hudson Soil Lab is a rather unassuming structure. Sitting atop a hemp farm within New York’s Hudson River Valley, the lab is unadorned, and no bigger than a roadside
July 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Why All Agriculture Carbon Credits Aren’t the Same
by Helena Bottemiller Evich (Politico) Green groups are calling for USDA to set standards so there’s more clarity in the rapidly changing market. -- Agricultural carbon credit programs are cropping up left and right, but the standards they adhere to are
July 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon-Capture Pipelines Offer Climate Aid; Activists Wary
by Stephen Groves (Associated Press) Two companies seeking to build thousands of miles of pipeline across the Midwest are promising the effort will aid rather than hinder the fight against climate change, though some environmental groups remain skeptical. The pipelines would stretch
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Companies for Net Zero Holds Informative and Dynamic Session on Financing RNG Projects
(Waste Advantage Magazine) On Thursday, May 20, Companies for Net Zero (formerly Companies for Zero Waste) held a great, informative session on Financing RNG Projects. The event kicked off with a discussion on “Cutting Edge Funding and Contractual Structures for Successful RNG
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
France Pushes Back on EU Proposal for New Carbon Market
by Samy Adghirni, Ania Nussbaum, and Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) Several EU nations worried about idea at ministerial meeting; New carbon market is key part of plan to meet climate targets -- France is pushing back against the European Union’s proposal to
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Field to Market Launches Fieldprint Platform 4.0 with Enhanced Science to Assess Nutrient Loss Pathways and Estimate Soil Carbon Sequestration
(Field to Market) Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture today introduced Fieldprint® Platform 4.0, the next generation of the industry’s most widely recognized sustainability assessment tool for commodity crop production in the United States. The Fieldprint Platform’s new features
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
California’s LCFS Is Successfully Proliferating. Is It Also Successfully Decarbonizing Transport?
by Kendra Seymour (Stillwater Associates) As explained in our LCFS 101 Beginner’s Guide and LCFS 101 Update articles, California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) aims to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) by reducing the average carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuels that are used
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
AgWeb's Carbon Innovation Center
(AgWeb) The rapid pace of U.S. carbon market activity has left many farmers dazed and confused. To help answer your questions, we’re sharing the first-ever carbon market comparison tool to assess how several of the most prominent frameworks stack up.
July 12, 2021 Read Full Article
NGVA Europe: Joint Open Letter on the Future of Vehicle CO2 Standards
(NGVA Europe/NGV Journal) Together with a coalition of EU associations from the energy and transport sectors, NGVA Europe has sent an open letter to the European Commission on the importance of achieving climate-neutrality in road transport through the contribution of renewable sustainable fuels. Achieving
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
With Assistance, Agriculture Can Help with Climate Change
by Collin Peterson (Minneapolis Star Tribune/Governors' Biofuels Coalition) ... According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), agriculture accounts for just 10% of U.S. CO2 emissions, with livestock accounting for just 4%. On a net basis, agriculture and forestry actually eliminate more
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Is a No-Brainer Solution for Companies Facing Net-Zero Policy Goals
by Ian Palmer (Biofuels Digest) ... Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an escape hatch, or an offset, to be used if there are “leftover” GHG emissions. If a country is on a pathway to reduce GHG to zero by a
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
$19 Trillion Captured Carbon Market – How Will We Reward Carbon’s Hunters and Gatherers?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The IPCC forecast seen below tells the tale of how the next 50 years will play out in climate action. There’s going to be a demand to remove 50 gigatons of carbon emissions through abatement (wind,
July 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Reality Check for USDA's Climate Agenda
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) The agriculture industry is anxiously waiting to see how the Biden administration intends to enlist more producers to adopt climate-friendly farm practices. But even as corporations are eager to buy offsets from farmers who
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
UK Aviation Industry Sets New Interim Targets en Route to a Net Zero by 2050 Goal
(GreenAir Online) The UK’s aviation industry has set new interim decarbonisation targets on its way to a goal of net zero emissions by 2050. The sector’s Sustainable Aviation group, with members from airlines, airports, manufacturers and air navigation service providers, has announced
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Green Impact Partners Inc. Announces a Partnership for Development of a Large Scale Bio Fuel Facility
(Green Impact Partners/CISION) Green Impact Partners Inc. ("GIP" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a partnership with Carbon Clean Energy Inc. ("CCE") and PCL Constructors Inc. ("PCL") to develop a large-scale bio-fuel facility located in Calgary, Alberta (the "Project"). The Project, once
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Argus Live: Carbon Markets and Regulation --- July 15-16, 2021 --- ONLINE
The leading event for carbon markets and policy analysis -- ETS reforms | EUA price forecasting | US compliance markets | Voluntary carbon credits -- Global carbon markets are evolving rapidly. In the wake of sweeping new ETS reforms and
June 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Biden Hits Roadblocks on Path to Low-Carbon Economy
by James Osborne (Houston Chronicle) ... The decision by a Louisiana federal judge Wednesday requiring the Department of Interior to end its pause on oil and gas leasing came as the administration’s plan to spend hundreds of billions of dollars
June 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Waypoint 2050: An Air Transport Action Group Project
by Philippe Bonnefoy,(BlueSky/CAAFI) Air transport established sector-wide climate goals in 2009. • Waypoint 2050 investigates and provides details of the pathway to meeting the longterm goal. ... The role of offsetting in Waypoint 2050 scenarios Offsetting • Waypoint 2050 scenarios do not rely on
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Voluntary Carbon Exchanges & IATA ACE
by Michael Schneider (International Air Transport Association/CAAFI) We look at the CORSIA phase implementations starting with the monitoring, reporting and verification. ... On January 30, 2020, The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and CBL Markets announced a partnership to develop
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Opportunity for Regional Development
by Laís Forti Thomaz and Amanda Gondim (Estadão/neg.fcs.ufg.br/ (Google Translation)) In an article in Estadão, researchers from RBQAV state that Brazil needs to seek international partnerships to fulfill the agreement -- The global targets for emission reductions have stimulated the development
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Airlines Already Have Their 'RenovaBio' to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
by Delcy MAC Cruz (Energia Que Fala Com Você (Google Translation)) ... The action serves to reduce and offset greenhouse gas emissions. It's CORSIA, which came into effect this year. We interviewed two experts to break down this program focused
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Wall Street’s Favorite Climate Solution Is Mired in Disagreements
by Jess Shankelman and Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg) Two titans of finance are working with hundreds of executives and scientists to set up a global trade in carbon offsets. It’s messy, and time’s running out. -- ... Create a market that turns
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Removal and the Dangers of Extractivism
by Simon Nicholson (Taylor & Francis Group/Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Carbon removal options could cleanse the air of some portion of a dangerous byproduct of fossil fuel extraction and combustion. In this way, carbon removal technologies and practices
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Nasdaq and Fortum Join Forces to Develop Carbon Removal Market
by Nora Buli (Reuters) Financial services company Nasdaq (NDAQ.O) and Finnish state-owned utility Fortum (FORTUM.HE) have joined forces to develop a trading platform for carbon removal credits, they said on Tuesday. ... Backed by Fortum, Puro.earth was founded in 2019 and offers
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
BASF and 3tentos Perform Unprecedented Operation with Decarbonization Credit (CBIOs)
(BASF) Barter operation focuses on the economic and environmental sustainability of the business; • BASF should expand the negotiation model for the sugar-energy sector; • Producer of biodiesel since 2014, 3tentos has the Social Fuel Seal, granted by the Ministry of
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Biden’s Budget Pledges $36B for Climate, Nearly Doubling Federal Spending on It
(Our Daily Planet) The Biden administration released its detailed budget proposal on Friday and it contained $36 billion in total for climate, a huge increase in climate-related spending. According to the budget justification, the increase of more than $14 billion compared over current spending
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Get Ready for Big Political Fights Over Carbon Accounting
by Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg Quint) ... Turns out, it was a neat accounting trick. “Australia has made minimal progress towards net zero and its emissions trends are among the worst in the developed world,” a new study from the Australia
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
USDA Releases 90-Day Progress Report on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published the 90-Day Progress Report on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (PDF, 561 KB). The report represents an important step toward in President Biden’s Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Yara Enters Carbon Markets, Introduces Agoro
by Margy Eckelkamp (AgWeb) With farmers already registered in Iowa, Nebraska and Washington, Yara officially announces its carbon marketplace, Agoro Carbon Alliance. The goal of the program is to create an opportunity for farmers to earn additional revenue by adopting climate-positive practices.
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Opinion: Biden Should Embrace a Carbon Tax
by Henry M. Paulson, Jr. and Erskine B. Bowles (Washington Post) ... A carbon tax, which taxes carbon dioxide and other greenhouse-gas emissions, is a proven means to raise large sums of much-needed revenue while lowering carbon emissions. It is supported by 67 percent
May 12, 2021 Read Full Article
EU to Launch Carbon Farming Framework by End-2021 Following Two-Year Study
by Jack Ellis (Ag Funder News) The European Commission – the executive branch of the EU administration which is responsible for proposing bloc-wide legislation – has published the findings of its two-year study into creating a “carbon farming” framework for the EU. The
April 30, 2021 Read Full Article
How Biofuels Giant Neste Transforms America’s French Fry Grease into Clean Diesel
by Christopher Helman (Forbes) ... “Nobody wants to send that material down the drain,” says Rick Sabol, president of the Mahoney division. And not just because fat globules can clog up sewer systems — but because that grease is valuable —
April 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Ag Policy Blog: Growing Climate Solutions Act Returns with Bi-Partisan Backing
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) The U.S. Senate is ready to move ahead with an agricultural climate bill that has bipartisan support and backing from major agricultural lobbies. The Growing Climate Solutions Act was reintroduced Tuesday in the U.S. Senate with
April 21, 2021 Read Full Article
RFA Urges Adoption of Nationwide LCFS Policy That Would 'Build' on the RFS
by Jordan Godwin (OPIS Biofuels News) The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) will ask Congress to adopt a national clean fuels policy or low carbon fuels standard (LCFS) that would build upon the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the ethanol industry group said
April 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Net Zero Drop-In Fuels: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Low-carbon, drop-in fuels with a pathway to “net zero” is what Gevo is all about. Capturing renewable energy and transforming it into energy dense, liquid hydrocarbons that can be drop-in fuels is a game changer,
April 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Growing Clean Fuels Credits Markets to Shape North America’s Low Carbon Future
(WebWire) Outlook on Demand, Supply and Pricing of Credits in Carbon Intensity Based Fuel Markets -- In the next 5 years, nearly one-third of the transportation sector in North America will be covered by clean fuel standards, helping accelerate the
April 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Vilsack: US Carbon Market Needs a Focus on Farmers
by Bill Tomson (Agri-Pulse) A priority for the USDA in the coming years will be judging the feasibility of setting up, executing and paying for a federal carbon bank to help farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reward them for their
March 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Q&A: BP Bunge Bioenergia Upbeat on Renovabio
(Argus Media) Brazil's Renovabio biofuels program is entering its second year with growing prospects for Cbio carbon credit trading. BP Bunge Bioenergia's commercial director Ricardo Busato Carvalho talked about the outlook for the program and the company's plans to further reduce
March 03, 2021 Read Full Article
California LCFS: Will Credit Generation Match Deficit Generation?
by Shashi Menon (EcoEngineers) The LCFS is demonstrating to the world that good policy can drive decarbonization -- California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (CA-LCFS) has created one of the biggest regional carbon markets for the transportation sector. CA-LCFS credit prices have
February 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Brazil Is Growing Its Biofuel Industry
by Julio Bravo (Farm Futures) Brazil already has the largest fleet of cars driven by ethanol, mainly from sugarcane; now corn-based ethanol plants are on the rise. The ethanol produced by sugarcane and corn has have the potential to reduce up
February 24, 2021 Read Full Article
California LCFS: Will Credit Generation Match Deficit Generation?
by Shashi Menon (EcoEngineers) The LCFS is demonstrating to the world that good policy can drive decarbonization -- California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (CA-LCFS) has created one of the biggest regional carbon markets for the transportation sector. CA-LCFS credit prices have
February 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Growing Interest in Carbon Markets Coming from All Sides
by Rhiannon Branch (Brownfield Ag News) Interest and growth in carbon market programs is booming. A recent ecosystem markets webinar hosted by the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership had more than 1600 participants registered with more than 600 questions submitted ahead of time. Speaker Kari Hernandez,
February 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Markets Webinar: Everything Farmers Need to Know --- February 10, 2021
Curious how carbon markets can add new revenue streams to your farm? Hear from producers who are exploring the possibilities of carbon markets and learn the ins and outs from carbon-market experts and scientists. Soon you might earn a living not
February 06, 2021 Read Full Article
NREL Develops New Method to Better Understand Ethanol Production
(Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office funded researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and collaborated with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology to address a significant challenge
February 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Land O'Lakes Sustainability Business Truterra Launches TruCarbon™, the First Farmer-Owned Carbon Program
(Truterra/PR Newswire) TruCarbon Promises Streamlined Experience for Farmers; Novel Approach for Buyers to Incentivize Change at Scale; TruCarbon Launching With Microsoft as First Secured Buyer -- Truterra, LLC, the sustainability business and subsidiary of Land O'Lakes, Inc., one of America's largest farmer-owned cooperatives,
February 04, 2021 Read Full Article
IATA Launches Carbon Exchange for Airlines to Access and Trade Offsets for CORSIA and Voluntary Requirements
(GreenAir Online) IATA has formally launched the Aviation Carbon Exchange (ACE), a platform for airlines and other aviation stakeholders to offset their carbon footprint by purchasing credits in certified projects. Carbon reduction programmes on ACE include forestry projects, clean wind energy
February 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Messy Carbon Offsets Show Markets Aren’t Always the Answer
by Kate Mackenzie (Bloomberg) Big finance may have to accept the reality that bespoke carbon removal solutions simply don’t lend themselves to an elegant, scalable market. ... What essentially started as a way to appeal to environmentally conscious consumers has become a key
February 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Can This Unlikely Duo Revive Rural America and Help the Planet? Joe Biden and Tom Vilsack Plan to Take Swift Action on Climate Change Proposals.
by Art Cullen (Storm Lake Times/New York Times) ... Few took carbon sequestration seriously during his previous tenure, a time when “resilient agriculture” had not yet entered the vernacular. But the fundamental conversation in the corridors of power and along
January 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Planting Crops — and Carbon, Too
by Gabriel Popkin (Washington Post) President Biden says farmers can adopt agricultural methods that help fight climate change. Maryland farmer Trey Hill has been trying. ... As the winter cover crops grow, they will feed microbes and improve the soil’s health, which
January 22, 2021 Read Full Article
S&P Global Platts Launches SAF and HVO Values in Asia
(Associated Press/PR Newswire/S&P Global) S&P Global Platts (“Platts”), the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, has launched new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) price assessments in Southeast Asia effective
January 20, 2021 Read Full Article
An Explosion of Biochar Related Webinars!
by Kathleen Draper (United States Biochar Initiative) ... This year, that void was filled to overflowing from many different organizations hosting a wide variety of biochar presentations, forums, and continuing education credit opportunities. Most of these are recorded presentations and are
January 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Senators Ask Biden to Restore the Integrity of the RFS
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A group of six democratic senators sent a letter President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 11 urging his administration to support U.S. farmers and the biofuels industry by restoring the integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard. The