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Aug 30, 2023
‘Cut tax on clean fuels’, say hauliers and climate campaigners
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Aug 29, 2023
Global soybean production in the running season is likely to amount to round 403 million tonnes, with Brazil, Argentina and the US accounting for 81% of that figure, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Around 402.8 million tonnes of soybeans are expected to be produced worldwide in 2023/24. The USDA lowered its July forecast by 2.5 million tonnes. The... [Read More]

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Aug 29, 2023
The European Union is looking at Africa to back clean jet fuel projects under its Global Gateway infrastructure fund, Reuters reported. This is ahead of an anticipated boom in demand for environmentally sustainable air travel, an EU official said. The EU has pledged to dedicate half of its €300 billion ($324 billion) infrastructure plan, seen as a rival to China's... [Read More]

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Aug 25, 2023
The downstream oil sector’s leading trade begins its new phase as Fuels Industry UK to demonstrate its evolving remit to champion low carbon fuels as well as traditional petroleum products. Previously known as the United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA), the change reflects its members' ambition to manufacture and supply the biofuels, low carbon hydrogen... [Read More]

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Aug 23, 2023
US oil refiner Phillips 66 and grain trader Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) are in talks over a new biofuels joint venture, Reuters reported. The aim is of the collaboration is to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The oil and corn-based ethanol industries, which were at odds for years over blending mandates, have increasingly become allies amid a series of partnerships... [Read More]

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Aug 16, 2023
Google has joined a Shell-backed blockchain platform that allows airlines to sell sustainable aviation biofuels (SAF) credits to business customers. The Avelia programme was launched by Shell and American Express Global Business Travel (BGT) last year. It aims to initially offer 1 million gallons of SAF credits to corporate customers. The initiative aims to connect... [Read More]

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Aug 15, 2023
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has called on US President Joe Biden to ensure the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promptly finalises its proposed regulation to eliminate the 1-pound per square inch (psi) Reid vapour pressure (RVP) waiver for petroleum containing 10% ethanol (E10) in eight states. In a letter to President Biden, ACE CEO Brian Jennings... [Read More]

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Aug 14, 2023
According to the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) renewable fuels made up of 8.2% of the country’s road transport and non-road mobile machinery fuel mix this year. Between 1 January and 3 August 1.969 billion litres equivalent of renewable fuels were supplied in the UK, according to Argus Media analysis. Biodiesel accounted for 39% of total renewable fuels supplied... [Read More]

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Jul 26, 2023
Eni, Enel and other Italian energy groups look set to benefit from a partial transfer of European Union funds to the REPowerEU scheme. In a report analysing Italy's challenges to spend €191.5 billion of EU post-COVID funds by 2026, DBRS noted that the Italian government was trying to shift some of that money to the green energy initiative REPowerEU, Reuters reported. "We... [Read More]

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Jul 26, 2023
The IEA has presented key findings from its new report, Biofuel Policy in Brazil, India and the United States – Insights for the Global Biofuel Alliance. This was done at a special meeting of government ministers who convened at the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting, which identified Fuels for the Future as a priority area. The event in Goa, India, was opened... [Read More]

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Jul 25, 2023
As biofuels gain market traction their use has been increasingly motivated by new regulatory programmes and tax incentives. These programmes and incentives have quickly grown to be prominent, well-funded and increasingly widespread in both the US and the European Union. A critical tool for the growth of these programmes has been the ability to measure the renewable portion... [Read More]

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Jul 20, 2023
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has welcomed the ambition of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to be climate-neutral by 2050. The authority views the new agreements set out by the 175 IMO Member States as an important foundation for climate-proofing the shipping sector. “Considering the diverse viewpoints of flag states in the IMO, the result obtained... [Read More]

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Jul 18, 2023
US refiners intend to challenge the Biden administration's rejection of waivers to exempt oil refiners from biofuel blending mandates. This has left several on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars, Par Pacific told Reuters. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has the authority to issue the waivers, denied exemption requests from 15 small refineries... [Read More]

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Jul 12, 2023
MEPs have approved new rules on cleaner maritime fuels. The new rules are part of the “Fit for 55 in 2030 package”, the EU’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels with the aim of decarbonising transport. During the negotiations with Council, they ensured that ships will have to gradually reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)... [Read More]

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Jul 7, 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will publish an annual Track Zero report using its tracking methodology to report industry-level progress towards aviation’s commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Net Zero Tracking Methodology and related reporting process were developed with industry experts. IATA will aggregate and report annually... [Read More]

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Jul 6, 2023
UKPIA is calling on the UK Government to set an achievable target for the amount of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) used by UK airlines in 2025 or risk higher prices for passengers. In response to the Government’s consultation on Developing the UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate, UKPIA said that setting a target for SAF above 0.5% as a proportion of jet fuel in 2025... [Read More]

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Jun 29, 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will launch the IATA World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) in Madrid, Spain on 3-4 October. With governments now aligned with the industry’s commitment to decarbonise aviation by 2050, this symposium will facilitate critical discussions, in seven key areas: • The overall strategy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050,... [Read More]


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