Canadian government proceeding with ethanol mandate
The Canadian government is proceeding with regulations requiring a minimum 5% ethanol blend (E5) in the country’s petrol by September 2010.
The regulations have been given the go-ahead after Environment Minister Jim Prentice won cabinet approval to proceed with the laws requiring.
The department has invited the industry to outline how the government intends to proceed.
The government claims that Canadian grain-based biofuels can reduce emissions by 40% compared to petrol. But it has not begun to factor in indirect land-use emissions, a highly controversial measure of greenhouse gas emissions that result from deforestation and increased land cultivation needed to feed the demand for biofuels.
The 5% mandate would represent about 2 billion litres annually, 50% higher than currently produced in Canada.
The regulations have been given the go-ahead after Environment Minister Jim Prentice won cabinet approval to proceed with the laws requiring.
The department has invited the industry to outline how the government intends to proceed.
The government claims that Canadian grain-based biofuels can reduce emissions by 40% compared to petrol. But it has not begun to factor in indirect land-use emissions, a highly controversial measure of greenhouse gas emissions that result from deforestation and increased land cultivation needed to feed the demand for biofuels.
The 5% mandate would represent about 2 billion litres annually, 50% higher than currently produced in Canada.
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