USGC seeking to expand ethanol’s role in transportation decarbonization policy

In Washington, as fuel demand begins its recovery around the world, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) is taking steps to ensure ethanol will continue to expand as a part of policy solutions that address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and offer a comprehensive portfolio of other benefits including air quality improvement and economic value.

USGC’s ethanol team and consultants offered an update this week to the Council’s Ethanol Advisory Team (A-Team), the member-driven group of grain producers and agribusiness representatives that identify opportunities, set priorities and chart the course of the Council every year, giving them background on ethanol’s role in the Paris Agreement, explaining what it means to have the U.S. rejoin and presenting an outlook for ethanol as it relates to the Paris Agreement as whole.

As many countries have listed their transportation sectors and named biofuels or ethanol specifically to contribute to overall emissions reductions outlined in the Paris Agreement, the case can be made for U.S. ethanol to help meet these countries’ global initiatives.

The question at play is not only what U.S. ethanol’s role will be in meeting the U.S. and other countries’ Paris Agreement commitments, but also how.