by Elizabeth Weise (USA Today/Yahoo!) As millions of Americans hop on airplanes heading to favorite vacation spots, the industry is gearing
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Back TO HOMEVision 2050: Aligning Aviation with the Paris Agreement
by Brandon Graver, Sola Zheng, Dan Rutherford, Jayant Mukhodpadhaya, Erik Pronk (International Council on Clean Transportation) Airlines and governments have committed
June 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Investment in Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore to Bring Circular Chemicals to Asia Pacific Customers
(Shell) Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd (Shell) today announced a new investment that supports the growth of the plastic waste
November 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Stakeholder Participation in the Formulation of Brazilian Biofuel Policy (RenovaBio)
by Lira Luz Benites Lazaro and Lais Forti Thomaz (Ambiente & Sociedade/SciELO Brazil) ... In this article, we examine the
November 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Brazilian RenovaBio Energy Compact Side Event - UN High Level Dialogue on Energy
(Ministério de Minas e Energia MME) The United Nations is convening the High-Level Dialogue on Energy in 2021 to promote
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
MOL Starts Research and Development on Large-scale Liquefied CO2 Carrier - Part of NEDO Demonstration Project Entrusted by Japan CCS
(Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) -Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today (June 22, 2021) announced that the company
June 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Bioenergy: How Sustainable, How Needed?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A new report from CCNY and a Bechtel/Drax partnership on biomass-to-energy but power from biomass into
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
USGC Suggests Ethanol Use as Carbon-Neutral Solution in South Korea
(U.S. Grains Council) The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) emphasized ethanol as one of the most effective transportation fuels for achieving South
June 21, 2021 Read Full Article
How to Reach Net Zero by 2050: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to IEA’s Roadmap
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The International Energy Agency just released “Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global
June 21, 2021 Read Full Article
The Pathways, Projects, Players: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Diesel and SAF
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There’s nothing hotter right now than renewable diesel and SAF – what are the pathways,
June 09, 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
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Crossing the Pond: The European Commission Is Partnering with Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst DEADLINE June 30, 2021
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) The European Commission is partnering with Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst to finance climate technology
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
The Argentine Episcopal Conference Rejected the Official Biofuel Project because "It Implies a Clear Setback in Environmental Policy"
(Bichos de Campo (Google Translation)) The Argentine Episcopal Conference (CEA), an organism of the Catholic Church, indicated that the official
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
USGC Highlights Ethanol’s Environmental Benefits
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Grains Council is continuing to demonstrate to administration and global stakeholders the environmental benefits
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Ambition and Opportunity in America's New Climate Commitments: U.S. Pledges to Reduce Emissions More Than 50% by 2030 --- May 12, 2021 --- ONLINE

On April 22, the Biden-Harris Administration announced America’s new greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments in the context of the Paris
April 22, 2021 Read Full Article
RFA: Renewable Fuels Inclusion in U.S. Climate Plan is Good; Larger Role Warranted
(Renewable Fuels Association) President Biden’s plan for re-entering the Paris climate agreement includes low-carbon renewable fuels as a strategy for helping to achieve
April 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Earth Day Series Day 8: The International Regime on Climate Change
by Nathália Fernandes Pimentel* (Advanced Biofuels USA) International Regime before the Paris Agreement -- On 21st March 1994, The United Nations Framework
April 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Despite Domestic Policy Disputes, Biofuels Retain Significance on World Stage
(Solutions from the Land) The domestic biofuel industry has taken some harsh hits in recent times, as evidenced by the
November 08, 2019 Read Full Article
International Leaders Tour the State's Ethanol Production Chain
by Noah Fish (Post Bulletin/AgriNews) High-level officials from Middle Eastern and African countries were in Minnesota this week to learn
October 18, 2019 Read Full Article
Good Reasons for Biofuels: Facts about the Ongoing Decarbonisation of Road Transport
(Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e. V. (UFOP)) Human-caused
October 14, 2019 Read Full Article
Exxon Working to Push Trade Group on Climate Change
by Amy Harder (Axios) ... At issue here is the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, whose focus is oil and
July 01, 2019 Read Full Article
Emissions from International Aviation Must Be Included in a UK Net-Zero by 2050 Target, Says Government Advisors
(GreenAir Online) The UK’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC), which advises the government on climate policy and action, has recommended that
June 02, 2019 Read Full Article
Navigant Publishes "Gas for Climate: The Optimal Role for Gas in a Net-Zero Emissions Energy System"
(Navigant) Navigant supports the Gas for Climate consortium on furthering the role of renewable gas in 2050 energy system -- To meet
May 27, 2019 Read Full Article
Biofuels Production and Consumption in Brazil: Status, Advances and Challenges
by Glaucia Mendes Souza, Rubens Maciel Filho, Luís Cassinelli, Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, and Renato D. Godinho (IEA Bioenergy Task 39 Newsletter) 1. Status
May 03, 2019 Read Full Article
Annual ‘Biofuels in Canada’ 2019 Report Shows Record Reductions and Effectiveness of Canada’s Renewable Fuel Regulations
(Advanced Biofuels Canada/EIN News) Advanced Biofuels Canada commissions fourth annual report, with expanded coverage of Canadian biofuel use, greenhouse gas reductions,
April 26, 2019 Read Full Article
When Will the EU ‘Get Real’ on Biofuels? European Union Must Embrace Biofuels to Achieve Climate Goals.
by Emmanuel Desplechin (Ethanol Producer Magazine/ePURE) ... And the EU consistently downplays one of the best tools it has already for an
April 18, 2019 Read Full Article
SfL Leadership Eyes a Stronger, Expanded Role in a More Complex World
(Solutions from the Land) Since its inception nearly a decade ago, Solutions from the Land (SfL) has gathered farmers, ranchers and forestland owners,
February 21, 2019 Read Full Article
Reforms Must Prepare the UK Countryside for Climate Change and Ensure that Our Use of Land Supports Reduced Emissions
(Committee on Climate Change) The Paris Agreement demands tougher action to remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere. We must, at
November 21, 2018 Read Full Article
NACSAA Readies Push for New Round of Ag Recommendations at COP24
(Solutions from the Land) With the latest round of global climate talks set to take place in Katowice, Poland, in a
November 14, 2018 Read Full Article
New and Improved Routes to Low Carbon Fuels, Chemicals and Materials: Re-Thinking the Global Bioeconomy
by Tammy Klein, Douglas Faulkner and Gerard J. Ostheimer (Biofuels Digest) ... After the Paris Agreement in 2015 the urgent challenge of
October 18, 2018 Read Full Article
NNPC, Chinese Consortia Sign Pacts on Biofuel Development
(The Guardian Nigeria) The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Chinese consortia to develop sustainable
September 05, 2018 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels Are Key to Decarbonising Transportation
by Markus Rarbach (Clariant/EurActiv) The recent agreements on the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) are setting the tone for creating a
July 17, 2018 Read Full Article
NNPC Engages Cross River Community on 14mw Biodiesel
by Harrison Edeh (Business Day) The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced comprehensive community integration and stakeholders’ engagement to sensitize dwellers
July 17, 2018 Read Full Article
Greening the Canadian Transportation Sector
by Jim Grey (Renewable Industries Canada/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Canada is a great example of how biofuels can lead the way for
June 27, 2018 Read Full Article
Biofuels and the Green Energy Push: Brazil-U.S. Cooperation in Implementing Carbon Emissions Reduction Policies
(Brazil Institute, Wilson Center) Late last year, the Brazilian government introduced a new biofuels policy program to meet its commitment under the
June 24, 2018 Read Full Article
An Evaluation of Brazil’s RenovaBio Program
by Bill Brandon* (Advanced Biofuels USA/ Industrial Ecosystems) According to the Paris Accords on Climate Change, each country is to
June 21, 2018 Read Full Article
Strategic Intent: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Corbion
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Corbion is a global market leader in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, and a leading
June 15, 2018 Read Full Article
Joint Venture Company Formed for Execution of NRL’s Bio Refinery Project
(Numaligarh Refinery Limited) Numaligarh Refinery Limited has taken a giant step forward by establishing a joint venture, Assam Bio-Refinery Pvt. Limited (ABRPL) with
June 14, 2018 Read Full Article
This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land: European Biofuels and the Debate over the ‘Agreeable Corridor’
by Michael Eggleston* (Advanced Biofuels USA) As Europe’s revised Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) plans are set into motion, disagreements about
May 16, 2018 Read Full Article
Report on 8th ISCC Global Sustainability Conference; Presentations Published
(International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) Tuesday 20 February 2018, Brussels, Belgium high profile speakers discussed on the latest updates on a
March 12, 2018 Read Full Article
Short-Term Bioenergy Solutions for Meeting the Two Degree Celsius Scenario (2DS)
by Michael Eggleston* (Advanced BiofuelsUSA) Highlighting how policy makers, investors and scientists can jointly work together to transform the global
March 09, 2018 Read Full Article
Biofuture Platform: Insights from COP23
by Michael Eggleston* (Advanced Biofuels USA) In order to meet the global temperature reduction target which was agreed upon at
January 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Gathering Momentum around Soil Carbon Sequestration
(CGIAR) Evidence-based science on the mitigation and socio-economic impacts of soil carbon sequestration is needed to support commitments to sustainable development
December 07, 2017 Read Full Article
Divestment Is Shifting the Geopolitics of Fossil Fuels
by Penney Kome (rabble.ca) ... Almost everyone is targeting fossil fuel consumption and, by extension, Big Oil. Most of us see
July 24, 2017 Read Full Article
U.S. Airlines Affirm Aviation Emissions Deal after Trump's Paris Pullout
by Allison Lampert and Victoria Bryan (Reuters) U.S. airlines on Tuesday affirmed their support for a plan to curb emissions
June 07, 2017 Read Full Article
Responding to Trump: The New Economies of Pittsburgh…and Paris and Paris and Paris
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Where Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto joined the mayors of more than 175 cities in a
June 05, 2017 Read Full Article
Trump’s Withdrawal from Paris Is Bad News for the ICAO Emissions Deal
by Aaron Karp (Air Transport World) I expect to hear a lot of talk over the coming days, particularly at
June 02, 2017 Read Full Article
Here Comes BioChina: Amyris, Others Bypass the 4 Myths of Business in the Middle Kingdom
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From California arrives the very interesting news that Amyris has entered into an agreement with
April 19, 2017 Read Full Article
EU Clamps Down on Imports of Unsustainable Palm Oil for Biofuels
(European Parliament/Biomass Magazine) To counter the impact of unsustainable palm oil production such as deforestation and habitat degradation, particularly in
April 10, 2017 Read Full Article
GRFA Calls on G20 Leaders to Increase Action on Climate Change in Light of New Report
(Global Renewable Fuels Alliance) Bliss Baker, the President of the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA), called on G20 leaders to build
March 27, 2017 Read Full Article
Scientists Made a Detailed “Roadmap” for Meeting the Paris Climate Goals. It’s Eye-Opening.
by Brad Plumer (Vox) ... They start with the big picture: To hit the Paris climate goals without geoengineering, the world
March 24, 2017 Read Full Article
Bloomberg G-20 Poised to Signal Retreat From Climate-Change Funding Pledge
by Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) Draft statement encourages private funding for climate change; Previous communique emphasized strong government support -- Finance
March 13, 2017 Read Full Article
Trump Adviser Peter Thiel Questions ‘Group Think’ of Restricting Carbon Emissions
by James Osborne (Fuel Fix) Peter Thiel, the technology investor and adviser to President Donald Trump, questioned the global push
March 08, 2017 Read Full Article
Electric Vehicles Threaten to Overtake Biofuels
by Jan Rocha (Climate News Network) A sharp increase in the predicted global number of EVs prompts Brazil to rev
January 06, 2017 Read Full Article
Nigeria Needs 2.4m Litres of Biodiesel Daily
(Punch) Nigeria needs 2.4 million litres of biodiesel daily to successfully implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Jatropha
December 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Q&A: Alcogroup Says Ethanol Is Key to GHG Targets
(Argus Media) Belgium-based ethanol producer Alcogroup's chief executive Charles-Albert Peers spoke to Argus about near-term prospects for the European ethanol
November 18, 2016 Read Full Article
WBA Calls on COP22 Delegates to Push for Carbon Tax to Aid Paris Climate Agreement
(Bioenergy Insight) The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) has called on the delegates attending the 22ndConference of Parties (COP22) at Marrakech,
November 15, 2016 Read Full Article
What is Australia’s Biofuel Future?
(Ecogeneration) With growing interest in Australia in the production of liquid biofuels, bio-refining experts Geoff Bell, CEO of Australian company
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
If the U.S. Is Serious about the Paris Agreement, It Needs to Get Serious about Biofuels
(Renewable Fuels Association) ... Leading up to the Paris Agreement, countries submitted individual plans — called Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDCs)
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Big Oil Pledges $1 Billion for Gas Technologies to Fight Climate Change
by Karolin Schaps and Ron Bousso (Reuters/Yahoo! News) Some of the world's biggest oil companies, including Saudi Aramco and Royal Dutch
November 05, 2016 Read Full Article
UPM Partners with NGOs and Green Think-Tanks to Drive Sustainable Low Carbon Fuels
(Globe Newswire/UPM) ENGOs, think-tanks and the advanced biofuel industry have been collaborating on defining policy boundaries for European fuels policy
October 18, 2016 Read Full Article
World Needs Transport Biofuels
by Bliss Baker (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Global Renewable Fuels Alliance) ... The transport sector is one of the largest contributors of greenhouse
September 29, 2016 Read Full Article
Aviation Industry Urges Governments to Show Climate Leadership
(Air Transport Action Group) Negotiations to complete the first global agreement on capping a single sector’s climate impact are due
September 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Environmental NGOs Fear Voluntary Participation in Global Aviation Scheme Will Undermine Carbon Neutrality Goal
(GreenAir Online) Environmental NGOs have expressed strong reservations with elements of the proposed global market-based carbon scheme that will shortly
September 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Paris High Ambition Countries Call for Urgent Action on Aviation Emissions and a Robust Global Carbon Scheme
(GreenAir Online) Members of the High Ambition Coalition, which played a pivotal role in the successful outcome of the global
September 23, 2016 Read Full Article
ICAO Carbon Offsetting Scheme Moves a Step Closer to Agreement as Council Releases Final Draft Resolution Text
(GreenAir Online) ICAO’s 36-State governing Council has released final draft text of a Resolution to be put before the UN
September 05, 2016 Read Full Article
Will New Biofuels Help Decarbonize Aviation and Shipping?
by Kent Harrington (Chenected) ... For example, which country should own the emissions from a Mexico City flight to New
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Are Vital to Decarbonising the EU’s Road Transport
by Robert White (ePure/EurActiv) The Stone Age did not end because humans ran out of stones – it ended because
June 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Reconciling Food Security and Bioenergy: Priorities for Action
by Keith L. Kline, Siwa Msangi, Virginia H. Dale, Jeremy Woods, Glaucia M. Souza, Patricia Osseweijer, Joy S. Clancy, Jorge A. Hilbert, Francis X. Johnson, Patrick C. McDonnell, Harriet K. Mugera
June 15, 2016 Read Full Article
American Nations to Start Carbon-Price Talks, World Bank Says
by Mathew Carr (Bloomberg) Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru plan July meeting in Santiago; Nations studying taxes, trading systems after Paris deal
June 02, 2016 Read Full Article
World Leaders Must Get on Biofuels Page
by Bliss Baker (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Global Renewable Fuels Alliance) ... It is estimated that the transportation sector produces 25 to 30
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Pershing Says 'High-Ambition Coalition' Could See Life Post-Paris
by Jean Chemnick (E&E/Climatewire) ... Jonathan Pershing, who took over the top post at the Office of the Special Envoy for
May 03, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Groups Criticize US Climate Plan for Excluding Biofuels
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... “It is beyond baffling that biofuels or the RFS were not included in the
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Make Biofuels Part of Paris Agreement Implementation
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ... Nearly a third of global GHGs come from the transportation sector making it a key area
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
#EarthDay, #Ethanol and the Global Climate
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The signing of the Paris Climate Agreement on Earth Day 2016 puts the focus on what
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
GRFA Supports Adoption of National Policies to Reduce Emissions
(Global Renewable Fuels Alliance/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Bliss Baker, president of the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance, recently sent letters to the
April 19, 2016 Read Full Article
GRFA Calls on National Governments to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies
(Global Renewable Fuels Alliance/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Bliss Baker, the president of the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance, recently called upon national
February 22, 2016 Read Full Article
COP21 President Says Growing Emissions from Aviation and Shipping Sectors Must Be Tackled This Year
(GreenAir Online) The President of the COP21 negotiations in Paris, French foreign minister Laurent Fabius, told the World Economic Forum
January 29, 2016 Read Full Article
Decarbonising Transport Must Take Centre Stage in Europe’s Efforts to Meet Historic COP21 Ambitions
(ePURE) On 12 December, 195 Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change agreed to curb greenhouse gas (GHG)
December 21, 2015 Read Full Article
The Paris Climate Agreement: What it Says, and What it Means
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) “The World Starts from Tomorrow” says UN Secretary-General -- In France, representatives from 195 nations
December 14, 2015 Read Full Article
Best Chance to Save the Planet: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Paris Agreement
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Guiding the delegates at Paris for the recent, historic climate change agreement was a whole
December 14, 2015 Read Full Article
Obama's Climate Change Hypocrisy
by Paul Alexander (Huffington Post) Some commentators have argued President Barack Obama suffers from a failure of leadership. That was
December 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Report: Biofuels Contribution to GHG Emissions Offsets Significant
(Global Renewable Fuels Association) Today, at the World Climate Summit under way in Paris, France, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance
December 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Global RFA Urges COP21 to Support Biofuels
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) As world leaders continue to meet in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP
December 03, 2015 Read Full Article
U.S. Climate Smart Farm Leaders Call on COP21 To Address Role of Ag in Battling Climate Change
(Oklahoma Farm Report) Leaders of the North American Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance (NACSAA) told policy makers and others attending climate
December 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Enerkem One of Two Canadian Companies Invited to Paris for Solutions COP21
(Enerkem) Enerkem Inc. (www.enerkem.com), a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, is pleased to have been selected by the World Intellectual Property
November 30, 2015 Read Full Article
11 Top Low-Carbon Fuel Players, WCSBD Publish COP 21 Guide to Slashing Transport-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Switzerland, 11 leading low carbon fuel companies present a comprehensive guide that identifies a variety
November 24, 2015 Read Full Article
FAO and France Urge Including Agriculture in Global Climate Change Debate
(Food and Agriculture Organization/Ag Professional) All countries should strive to ensure an ambitious agreement to tackle climate change, putting food