Thank you for your request for a 30-day extension of the comment period for the U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. “RFS Pathways II and Technical Amendments to the RFS 2 Standards.”

Thank you for your request for a 30-day extension of the comment period for the U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. “RFS Pathways II and Technical Amendments to the RFS 2 Standards.”
The latest comments come from both Shell and BP America, producers and importers of renewable fuel, and a joint letter by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) and the American Petroleum Institute (API), two trade associations that represent many importers of renewable fuel in the United States.
The latest comments come from both Shell and BP America, producers and importers of renewable fuel, and a joint letter by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) and the American Petroleum Institute (API), two trade associations that represent many importers of renewable fuel in the United States.
Last week we weighed in with formal comments opposing a proposed rulemaking by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Many important economic and environmental causes for concern were echoed in other formal comments submitted to EPA by biofuel proponents and stakeholders.
Last week we weighed in with formal comments opposing a proposed rulemaking by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Many important economic and environmental causes for concern were echoed in other formal comments submitted to EPA by biofuel proponents and stakeholders.
Yesterday, sugarcane ethanol producers submitted formal comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing a proposed rulemaking that could effectively end U.S. exports of clean renewable fuel.
Yesterday, sugarcane ethanol producers submitted formal comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing a proposed rulemaking that could effectively end U.S. exports of clean renewable fuel.
Brazilian sugarcane ethanol (BSCE) ticks all the key boxes when it comes to the important environmental and renewable energy issues that are top priorities of the European Union. For such reasons, BSCE is classified as an advanced biofuel by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and by California Air Resources Board (CARB), even when ILUC effects are taken into account.
This memorandum discusses key amendments proposed for the EU Renewable Energy Directive and presents an analysis under WTO rules applicable to international trade in biofuels.
The debate on land use changes caused by the expansion of food-based biofuels is still ongoing in academic circles, in the private sector, and in the policymaking arena. The European Commission (EC) took the most recent initiative to tackle this issue and published a new Directive proposal in the fall of 2012