The Argentine Episcopal Conference Rejected the Official Biofuel Project because “It Implies a Clear Setback in Environmental Policy”

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June 3, 2021

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(Bichos de Campo (Google Translation)) The Argentine Episcopal Conference (CEA), an organism of the Catholic Church, indicated that the official biofuels project “implies a clear setback in Argentine environmental policy” because it reduces the use of biodiesel and bioethanol established in the current promotion regime.

Through a statement , the Argentine Catholic clergy also pointed out that the project promoted by the government of Alberto Fernández in Congress “contradicts the principle of progressivity established by the General Environmental Law 25,675 and the Paris Agreement ratified by Law 27,270 and , therefore, of a higher hierarchy than national laws ”.

The initiative of the Frente de Todos block, which already has an opinion and is authorized to be dealt with by the Chamber of Deputies, contemplates reducing the current cut of biodiesel with diesel from 10% to a range between 5% and 3% , as provided by the Ministry of Energy. In fact, this proposal implies formalizing the currently existing dismantling in this regard, given that for months the mandate to mix diesel with 10% soybean oil based biodiesel has not been fulfilled. It also proposes to reduce the cutting of bioethanol with naphtha, especially with regard to the one made from corn.

“It is important to highlight that in Argentina there is no competition between biofuel and animal feed, since the by-product that leaves the biodiesel and bioethanol production process is used for animal feed, even with a better contribution than whole grain (both corn and soy). At the same time, corn production helps balance crop rotation. In other words, for Argentina, it is a modern biofuel, and it should be expanded to advanced biofuels, through the greater use of residues in its production, ”argued the statement from the CEA’s National Commission for Justice and Peace. READ MORE

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