EPA extends comment period on biofuel standard
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to extend the comment period on a draft rule that aims to cut greenhouse gases emitted by biofuels.
The proposed changes to the 2007 US Renewable Fuel Standard attempt to make production of corn-based ethanol more efficient and increase output of advanced biofuels.
The comment period on the rule (RFS2) has been extended by 60 days, from July 27 to September 25, in order to provide the public adequate time to provide feedback while finalising and implementing the standards.
Critics of corn ethanol have blamed the fuel for increasing food prices and indirectly causing greenhouse gas emissions by forcing forests and other lands to be burned abroad to create farmland.
The draft rule would measure any carbon dioxide emissions from these ‘indirect land use changes.’ Many corn ethanol producers strongly oppose these measurements, saying that land use estimates are untested and vary widely.
The proposed changes to the 2007 US Renewable Fuel Standard attempt to make production of corn-based ethanol more efficient and increase output of advanced biofuels.
The comment period on the rule (RFS2) has been extended by 60 days, from July 27 to September 25, in order to provide the public adequate time to provide feedback while finalising and implementing the standards.
Critics of corn ethanol have blamed the fuel for increasing food prices and indirectly causing greenhouse gas emissions by forcing forests and other lands to be burned abroad to create farmland.
The draft rule would measure any carbon dioxide emissions from these ‘indirect land use changes.’ Many corn ethanol producers strongly oppose these measurements, saying that land use estimates are untested and vary widely.
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