All Entries Tagged With: "indirect land use change"

Congress agrees to delay indirect land use change analysis by 5-6 years, reports say

In Washington, an agreement has been reached that would delay “EPA ethanol emissions rulemaking for at least five years and requires additional input from both the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy on the indirect land use issue,” according to reports by The Hill and other media based on information from environmental lobbyists.
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Today in Biofuels Opinion: “I’d have to confess that I’m not sure that at that time (the bill was voted on) I thought [indirect land use change] was a big deal.”

Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa: “I guess I’d have to confess that I’m not sure that at that time (the bill was voted on) I thought [indirect land use change]  was a big deal. Now, obviously, it could be a big deal if it’s used to make ethanol look less environmentally positive or even environmentally [...]

BIO calls on EPA to use “thoroughly vetted methodology…based on contemporary and complete data” in applying land-use change analysis to biofuels

In Washington, BIO said that the EPA, by assigning indirect land-use change penalties to biofuels, is assigning the US biofuels industry the responsibility for land use decisions around the world, and the resulting carbon emissions.
BIO CEO Jim Greenwood said that, in doing so, the EPA is providing endorsement of the position of other nations who [...]

Hot topics: Algae, jatropha, waste-to-energy, indirect land use

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EPA proposes rules for indirect, direct emissions: 4 billion advanced biofuels category created in RFS; downloadable document tells all

In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed its strategy for  reaching 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2022 and released its 822-page proposed rulemaking on emissions, as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The EPA said that the EISA would by 2022 require and the EPA will enforce the [...]

Vilsack, Chu, Jackson to announce EPA ruling tomorrow on indirect land use change, RFS

In Washington, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson will hold a conference call to brief reporters on President Obama’s commitment to advance biofuels research and commercialization and to unveil a notice of proposed rulemaking on the Renewable Fuel Standard.
The EPA ruling has been expected [...]

EPA rules on indirect land use change, Renewable Fuel Standard imminent: biofuels supporters, critics chew nails as game-changing rule readies for prime time

In Washington, the release of draft EPA rulemaking for the Renewable Fuel Standard, including a definition of greenhouse gas emissions for biofuels production, is reported by the Des Moines Register to be imminent.
Environmentalists, food manufacturers and cattle and dairy ranchers are lobbying for indirect land use change, with environmentalists hoping for a clamp down on [...]

Hot Topics: The latest on Indirect Land Use Change, Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Here are some of the most popular latest stories on Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) that have run in Biofuels Digest:
Low Carbon Fuel Standard: CARB votes 9-1 for California Low Carbon Fuel Standard; moves up indirect land use review to Jan 2011 in response to outcry on ILUC
“The Gas Chamber”: last minute flurry of appeals [...]