USGC Promotes Ethanol’s Air Quality, Human Health Benefits

January 05, 2021

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(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) As the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 push air quality and climate issues to center stage, the U.S. Grains Council is continuing its work to demonstrate the environmental benefits of ethanol to global stakeholders.

Five years after the Paris Agreement to reduce carbon emissions was first signed, countries are reporting their progress in meeting their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to overall reductions, including some that have created or implemented domestic ethanol policies to help meet these goals. These include Canada and Brazil with the Clean Fuel Standard and RenovaBio, respectively.

“The International Energy Agency (IEA) recognizes the important role of policies as a demand driver and the ability for countries to achieve their environmental and climate goals,” said Brian Healy, USGC director of global ethanol market development. “Continued attention on the Paris Agreement’s commitment requirements is one factor that furthers the opportunity for ethanol to be recognized as a solution to greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions.”

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