Tag: ICCT

ICCT releases briefing report analyzing different versions of the ReFuelEU aviation regulation

September 20, 2022 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, the International Council on Clean Transportation has published a briefing paper assessing the differences between the European Commission proposal for a ReFuelEU aviation regulation and the European Parliament and the Council of European Union’s amendments. It identifies which proposals would increase low-greenhouse gas (GHG) compliance options and reduce GHG emissions. The assessment finds […]

Study shows new EU biofuel policies increase risk of fraudulent UCO imports from Asia

February 27, 2022 | Helena Tavares Kennedy

In Washington, D.C., a new study by the International Council for Clean Transportation notes that as proposed revisions to the European Union’s the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) and new proposals that incentivize the use of renewable fuels in the aviation and marine sectors are likely to stimulate even more demand for UCO imports and […]

ICCT report says EV GHG emissions are lower by far than any other fuels

July 21, 2021 | Meghan Sapp

In Germany, a far-reaching new study of the life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger cars, including SUVs, draws sharp and meticulous distinctions between the climate impacts of battery and fuel cell electric vehicles on one hand and combustion vehicles on the other. The detailed findings can be summarized straightforwardly. Only battery electric vehicles (BEVs) […]

ICCT lays out policy suggestions for Indonesia as alternatives to palm oil biodiesel

April 19, 2021 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, the International Council on Clean Transport has published a new briefing provides an overview of many of the biofuel production pathway options that are likely to be of interest to Indonesian policymakers, and each is detailed in the table below. The authors additionally summarize the current state of development of the various […]

ICCT study shows increased pollution from higher Indonesian biodiesel blends

January 13, 2021 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation shows blending palm biodiesel in diesel fuel increases NOx emissions, and these effects are especially pronounced with LSD and common rail injection systems. The trend is statistically significant and suggests an increase in NOx emissions of 12%, 17%, and 41% for B30 […]

ICCT wants Brazil to stop increasing biodiesel mandate until it focuses on waste feedstocks

July 30, 2019 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, the International Council on Clean Transportation is calling on the country to halt its annual increases to the biodiesel mandate and instead incentivize the use of alternative biodiesel feedstocks without ILUC impacts, such as used cooking oil, which could yield an additional 350 million liters of biodiesel through improved collection practices. In the […]

ICCT report says policies must not “pervert” in their attempts to support aviation biofuels

March 21, 2019 | Meghan Sapp

In Germany, the International Council on Clean Transportation has released a new working paper that says that policies supporting the use of cellulosic and other waste stocks would do more to support the efficient development of aviation biofuels rather than directly prioritizing the use of aviation biofuel which it says can create perverse incentives by […]

ICCT report says strong evidence Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil have high ILUC risk

November 19, 2018 | Meghan Sapp

In Germany, a new working paper by the International Council for Clean Transportation says it found strong evidence that 40-53% of oil palm expansion in Indonesia and Malaysia has occurred on high carbon stock land in recent decades, including forest, wetlands, and shrubland. ICCT researchers say there is some evidence that significant expansion of soy […]

ICCT working paper looks at effects of biodiesel on vehicles in Indonesia

April 18, 2018 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, the ICCT has released a working paper that reviews the effects of biodiesel on vehicles specifically in the Indonesian context. It does not address other renewable diesel substitutes such as hydrotreated vegetable oil. The paper first reviews the effects of biodiesel on emissions of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and particulate matter in […]

Alaska Airlines comes out on top 7th year in a row for fuel efficiency

December 22, 2017 | Helena Tavares Kennedy

In Washington, D.C., Alaska Airlines continued to be the most fuel-efficient domestic carrier for the seventh year running, according to a study published by the International Council on Clean Transport. Frontier and Spirit were in second place in 2016 and 2015, respectively. Meanwhile, Virgin America was the least efficient carrier in both years, according to […]