Bipartisan group of governors urge EPA to recognize de minimis biogenic CO2 emissions

November 26, 2020 |

In Washington, the Biogenic CO2 Coalition commended a bipartisan group of six U.S. governors who are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take prompt, science-based action to keep the United States from falling behind its competitors in the international bioeconomy.

In a letter sent last week to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, a group of state governors led by Govs. Kim Reynolds (IA) and Pete Ricketts (NE) called on the EPA to promulgate a rulemaking that recognizes the de minimis character of biogenic carbon emissions from agricultural feedstocks used to make food, fuel, beverages, or bioproducts. The Biogenic CO2 Coalition recently filed a petition for rulemaking with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), providing a detailed explanation of the scientific and legal basis for a de minimis standard for biogenic CO2 from agricultural crops. Further, the Coalition recently published an economic impact analysis demonstrating the significant economic benefits of this proposed reform.

Category: Policy

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