Canada: Biofuels Digest’s Spring 2014 5-Minute Guide – CRFA’s New Action Plan

In Ontario, the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) released a comprehensive new plan for Canada’s renewable fuels industry and emerging bioeconomy.

The goal of the CRFA’s new document, aptly entitled Evolution and Growth, is to help Canada capitalize on the sizable economic and environmental benefits of its domestic biofuels industry and set a clear pathway forward for continued growth and expansion.

“Canada is facing real environmental challenges but we also have significant opportunities,” said CRFA President W. Scott Thurlow.  “Our members remain focused on capitalizing on these opportunities. As the recent past has proven, a thriving and fully realized domestic renewable fuels industry is more than possible – it is viable and working in Canada. Now is the time to build off this successful platform and do even more.”

The CRFA has put forward an action plan that will create a virtual cycle of investment for Canadian innovation with three key priorities:

1.       Becoming a clean energy superpower by investing in Canadian innovation and the bioeconomy;
2.       Growing market access and expanding the use of biofuels; and
3.       Incenting real environmental benefits with a fair market value for greenhouse gas emissions.

CRFA’s action plan includes policy recommendations for the federal and provincial governments that would:

·         Establish A Fair Value for Greenhouse Gas Reductions
·         Support Innovation and Investment in Canada
·         Grow Market Access and Increase Levels for Renewable Fuels
·         Deliver Modern Fuel Blends to Consumers
·         Increase Domestic Production and Use of Advanced Biofuels
·         Build a Comprehensive Bioeconomy Strategy for Canada

The complete CRFA document is here: