by Nathália Fernandes Pimentel* (Advanced Biofuels USA) First of all, carbon taxes are policy measures designed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and to meet further objectives in policy making. By
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by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On top of the slowdown, the world’s No. 2 ethanol nation is holding strong on policies that check robust U.S. imports. In addition to
by Goncalo Pereira (Times of India) … We have long known that the burning of fossil fuels in vehicles is one of the major causes of atmospheric pollution. What have
by Helton Chaves* (Federal University of Goiás/Advanced Biofuels USA) The Brazilian Union of Biodiesel and Biojetfuel (Ubrabio) and the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation held between August 10th and 14th the
(Biofuture Platform) Principles have been designed to help economies create jobs in a sector severely hit by the crisis — The Biofuture Platform, a twenty-country, multi-stakeholder initiative, announced today the launch
by Marcelo A. Boechat Morandi (Embrapa Meio Ambiente/LinkedIn) Insights on how Brazil is innovating and investing in the low carbon economy, especially in agriculture and energy. RenovaBio is a market
The BIOEN FAPESP Program is pleased to invite the scientific community to a webinar on the latest scientific and technological achievements in bioenergy. Invited speakers will tell us the stories
by Jeff Fick (S&P Global Platts) Temporary move cuts mandate until June 21; Increase to 12% in effect since March 1; Concerns that coronavirus could affect supplies — Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency, or

The World Ethanol & Biofuels conference is the meeting place for the global ethanol and biofuels industry, bringing together producers, traders, buyers, millers, feedstock growers, technology providers and regulators from

This year’s Sugar & Ethanol Brazil conference will be delivered as a fully virtual event that you can participate in from the comfort of your home or office. You’ll be
by Ana Flávia Silva Paiva and Isabela Almeida Rodrigues* (Federal University of Goias/ Brazilian National Institute of Science and Technology for Studies on the United States/ Advanced Biofuels USA) The
by Mahmood Ebadian, James D. McMillan, Jack (John) N. Saddler and Susan van Dyk (University of British Columbia, Canada/National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA/IEA Bioenergy) Global production and use of transport biofuels
(Biofuture Platform) On Abril 27th, the final step for the full operationalization of Brazil´s National Biofuels Policy (RenovaBio) was taken, as decarbonization credits (CBIO) start being sold in the Brazilian stock

A special webinar: a meeting with the main experts in the sugar-energy sector, discussing the implementation of RenovaBio in the COVID-19 crisis. Speakers: Aurélio Amaral , Former Director, National Agency of Petroleum, Natural

Biodiesel, bioquerosene e HVO: o papel dos biocombustíveis na política nacional de descarbonização — How biofuels can contribute to the national decarbonization policy: that is the subject of a dialogue that
(Manuelita (Google Translation)) Vale do Paraná, our subsidiary in partnership with Pantaleón de Guatemala, is the first mill among 370 ethanol producers in Brazil to obtain RenovaBio sustainability certification for 100%
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Working as an M&A and capital market counsel focused on the biofuels sector, Oswaldo Dalla Torre has been monitoring the developments of the Brazilian Renovabio program,
by Gabriel Miranda (EcoEngineers/Ethanol Producer Magazine) After several years of debate and public consultation, the Biofuels National Policy (RenovaBio) program finally became official on Dec. 24, 2019. The newborn program ratifies

Due to the importance of biofuels for the Brazilian economy, SANTANDER and DATAGRO hold this event. The goal is to bring together leaders of sugarcane mills, producers and suppliers to
by Jeffrey T. Manuel and Thomas D. Rogers (The Hill/Changing America) To prepare America for a green future, you have to understand the power politics of the present. —
(Moody’s Investor Service) -Increasing demand for ethanol will help producers to sustain margins; -Implementation of RenovaBio in 2020 will increase Brazil´s ethanol price competitiveness — Rising ethanol consumption and the implementation
by Claire Asher (South Africa Today/Mongabay) -Sugarcane crop production in Brazil may need to expand by up to 5 million hectares by 2030 to meet a rising demand for ethanol biofuels,
by Jacques Moss (knect365) Paulo Corte-Real Neves is Ethanol & Oil Products Trading Director at Raizen, a leading Brazilian sugarcane producer jointly owned by Cosan and Royal Dutch Shell. We
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazil is poised to increase for the second time in less than a year the minimum amount of biodiesel to be blended into diesel fuel and to
by Cácia Pimentel* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Brazilian Biofuels Market players have been busy in the past days, with various seminars and forums organized to discuss the economic and technological development
(Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) At the World Ethanol and Biofuels Event in Brussels, Growth Energy Senior Vice President of Global Markets Craig Willis took the stage to share his insight into the global markets
by Roberto Samora (Reuters (Google Translation)) JBS Biodiesel of JBS became the first biofuel company on Thursday to be certified to issue decarbonization credits (CBios) under the National Biofuels Program (RenovaBio),
by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The first Global Ethanol Summit, sponsored by the U.S. Grains Council, Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association, kicked off in Washington, D.C., on Oct.
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Large companies operating in the sugar and ethanol sector in Brazil are investing to expand capacity to produce the biofuel, due to the continuing strong local demand

Presentation by experts on RenovaBio and discussion is part of USDA’s Cochran Fellowship Program: RenovaBio – Regulatory Aspects Danielle Machado e Silva Conde, ANP Goals and Targets for Reducing GHG
by Renata Bossle (novaCana.com) Rules for issuing and trading credits created by RenovaBio now depend on new resolution. — In a meeting held yesterday (22), representatives of the Ministry of Mines
By Roberto Samora (Reuters) A unit of Brazil’s JBS SA plans to invest 180 million reais ($47.5 million) to build a biodiesel plant entering service by 2021, as the company looks

The draft agenda for the 22nd F.O. Licht’s World Ethanol and Biofuels 2019 has been released. Download the agenda to get a glimpse of the hot topics the industry has
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, a new regulation, Resolution No. 791, recently signed by the Ministry of Mines and Energy into the country’s national biofuels policy, RenovaBio, is expected
Marcela Ayres and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) The Brazilian government on Tuesday paved the way for ethanol makers to sell the fuel directly to gas stations, by passing a resolution to boost
Glaucia Mendes Souza, Rubens Maciel Filho, Luís Cassinelli, Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz and Renato D. Godinho (IEA Bioenergy Task 39) … Brazil has an energy matrix with substantial renewable content, with renewables
Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) …(T)there was a general assumption that it was more expensive to produce ethanol from corn than from sugarcane. Five years on, the group has doubled capacity in the
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 of the Brazilian Biofuels Industry Brazil has an energy matrix
by Jeff Fick (S&P Global Platts) Brazilian biodiesel prices dropped to an 18-month low during a government auction this month on growing output and expectations for additional increases to the country’s

The main objective of the Workshop Brazil – Netherlands is to discuss the experiences from Brazilian and Dutch universities on CCS, CCUS and BECCSUS, analyzing the need for such technologies

Come join us and learn all about Biofuels and Agribusiness with invited speakers: Keynote Speaker: Marlon Arraes Jardim Leal: Coordinator-General of Ethanol of the Department of Biofuels of the

15th Annual F.O. Licht’s Sugar & Ethanol Brazil – part of the Global Sugar & Ethanol Series — BRINGING TOGETHER MILLS, PRODUCERS, BUYERS AND INVESTORS FROM BRAZIL AND THE REST OF
(Investe São Paulo/NGV Journal) The companies Raízen and Geo Energética have merged in a joint venture to create the first plant in Brazil to generate electricity on a commercial scale from
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazil’s latest policy to boost biofuels use has improved the outlook for ethanol production and should attract new investment in plants, BP Plc’s chief executive for biofuels, Mario

Network and get crucial insight at the only motor fuels conference in South America. Join gasoline, diesel, biodiesel and ethanol markets professionals in São Paulo this April. Now in its third
by Ana Ionova and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazilian sugar companies are increasing their capacity to produce ethanol in the face of depressed global sugar prices and government policies expected to boost demand
by Bruno Roque and Jakeline de Oliveira * (University of Goiás/Advanced Biofuels USA) The New Brazilian Policy for biofuels called RenovaBio was one of the topics addressed at the 15th
by Cácia Pimentel* (Mackenzie University/Advanced Biofuels USA) The V Biogas Forum promoted by the Brazilian Association of the Producers of Biogas and Biomethane – ABIOGAS was held in Sao Paulo on
(Biofuture Platform) Relevant stakeholders gather within ABLC Global 2018 to discuss a “minimum checklist” of actions to create the right environment for the global takeoff of the low carbon bioeconomy. — The
by Gerard J. Ostheimer (below50), Graham Noyes (Low Carbon Fuels Coalition/Noyes Law Corp) Stephanie Batchelor (Biotechnology Innovation Organization) (Biofuels Digest) This month the International Energy Agency issued a wake-up call to
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) President-elect Jair Bolsonaro backed Brazil’s ethanol industry and pledged to be a partner of the biofuel sector, according to remarks aired on Monday during an international sugar conference
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ..Countries shared their experiences with implementing biofuels policy and discussed how best to support the development and implementation of ethanol policies with a role for
(Bloomberg) The processing plants peppering the agricultural heartland of Brazil attest to the country’s position as the world’s biggest sugar-cane producer and the undisputed king of ethanol made from the crop.
(Biofuels International) The Chamber of Commerce in Brazil published an article detailing a public hearing where the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) will discuss the schedule for raising the mandatory

On October 16, from 9 am to 6 pm, the Federal University of Goiás holds the event “The National Biofuels Policy: The Impact of RenovaBio” at the Asklepiós Theater of

The largest biogas event in the country, the Biogas Forum, held by the Brazilian Association of Biogas and Biomethane (ABiogás), will take place on October 31 and November 1, in

The annual S&P Global Platts Kingsman Miami Sugar Conference gives you the information you need about the state of the sugar industry in the Americas. This is a regional sugar
by Rodrigo Viga Gaier (Reuters) Brazil’s ethanol production could double by 2030, boosted by growing investments in the sector due to
(Brazil Ministry of Mines and Energy (Google Translation)) The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) published in the Official Gazette of
by Isis Almeida and Fabiana Batista (Bloomberg Quint) … (Luis) Matos is one of millions of Brazilians who have cut back on
(Brazil Institute, Wilson Center) Late last year, the Brazilian government introduced a new biofuels policy program to meet its commitment under the

The annual S&P Global Platts Kingsman Miami Sugar Conference gives you the information you need about the state of the sugar industry
by Leonardo Goy, Marcelo Teixeira and José Roberto Gomes (Reuters) Brazil plans to cut carbon emissions from its fuels sector by
by Tim Albrecht (Ethanol Producer Magazine) More than 90 percent of all new cars licensed in Brazil each year are flex
(Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Brazil’s RenovaBio program establishes national annual emissions reduction targets for transportation fuels that will likely require
by Mario Bonaccorso (Renewable Matter) … 700 million tonnes of sugarcane treated in one year; 30.23 billion litres of bioethanol
Messages from Brussels: More Biofuels for Transport Are Badly Needed and Can Be Produced Sustainably
(BioFuture Platform) Several international initiatives and organizations met in Brussels to discuss the need and the ways to scale up
(Brazil Ministry of Mines and Energy) The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) held on Monday (02/04) the first meeting of
(Argus Media) Mato Grosso state congressman Fabio Garcia presented a bill that would remove Brazil’s 600mn liter/year (10,339 b/d) tariff exemption
(Renewables Now) Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy announced on Wednesday that President Michel Temer has signed a decree to regulate
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) South America — In Brazil, ICM has completed startup and commissioning of the FS Bioenergia dry-mill corn
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) An expected increase in ethanol demand in Brazil, boosted by the country’s economic recovery and a new
by Lorenz Bauer (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) In 2007 the US government established a national strategy for the development of
(RTT News/Markets Insider) The RenovaBio program – which aims at increasing biofuels consumption – and rising gasoline prices in Brazil should
by Michael Eggleston* (Advanced Biofuels USA) In order to meet the global temperature reduction target which was agreed upon at
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In a striking pledge made in the latter part of 2016. 20 Latin American countries promised
(BioFuture Platform) Having endorsed, along with 18 other leading countries, the Biofuture Platform Declaration which sets aspirational targets and policy suggestions
by Shoaib Ur Rehman (Business Recorder/Reuters) Brazilian senators passed on Tuesday a bill proposing sharp increases in the use of biofuels such
(Reuters) Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved on Tuesday a bill to set up a program to boost the use of
by Gerard Ostheimer and Douglas L. Faulkner (Biofuels Digest) … In the U.S., fighting between Big Ag and Big Oil over first-generation
by Leticia Phillips (UNICA/Ethanol Producer Magazine) RenovaBio will help Brazil meet its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent of
(Western Producer/Reuters) Ethanol producers in Brazil are evaluating the adoption of a plant concept that uses cane, and alternatively corn, to
(NovaCana (Google translation)) Taken by Deputy Evandro Gussi (PV-SP), the national biofuels policy will be processed as PL 9086/2017 — As the NovaCana
(BioFuture Platform) According to projections of international energy agencies, the use of bioenergy as a share of the world’s energy usage
by Laís F. Thomaz* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Held in Campos do Jordão on 16-19 October 2017, the Third Edition of
by Vanessa Dezem and Fabiana Batista (Bloomberg Technology) Brazil leading international effort to expand industry; Biofuel investments worldwide are down 25% this
by Marcelo Teixeira and José Roberto Gomes (Reuters) An overhaul of Brazil’s biofuels policy in coming days, aimed at cutting the
by Fernando Calmon (Just Auto) … Sugar cane-based ethanol, besides powering electricity generation, manages to capture 90% of CO2 emissions throughout its
Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy recently launched RenovaBio, a program poised to take a radically new approach to expanding
by José Roberto Gomes (Reuters) The Brazilian government will use a fast-track legislative tool to speed up implementation of a
Laís F. Thomaz* (Advanced Biofuels USA) During three days in São Paulo, F.O. Licht and Informa Group promoted their 13th
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters/NASDAQ) Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA <PETR4.SA> has expressed strong opposition to a government-led program to increase
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters/CNBC) The Brazilian government is evaluating setting biofuel mandates to fuel distributors with the aim of increasing
Brazilian Carbon Credit First Trade at Near $10/CBIO PUBLIC COMMENT DEADLINE: July 4, 2020
by Nicolle Monteiro de Castro (S&P Global) Datagro conference bought 100 CBIOs; RenovaBio targets under review — The new Brazilian carbon credit, called CBIOs, had their first trade of 100 units at