by Géraldine Kutas | Dec 7, 2016 | Sem categoria
Are we not losing sight of the main objective: reduce GHG emissions from transport? My feeling after having read and digested the new proposal on the Renewable Energy Directive is that by 2030 there will probably not be a massive change in how much we emit from our...
by Leticia Phillips | Nov 14, 2016 | Sem categoria
This article originally ran at Ethanol Producer Magazine. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change entered into force in September, starting a coordinated effort by the world’s governments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and limit climate change impacts. It’s far from...
by Géraldine Kutas | Oct 24, 2016 | Sem categoria
Like most people with an interest in European energy issues, we are impatiently waiting for the release of the European Commission’s ‘Winter Package’. In this package, the Commission will amongst other things present its much awaited and certainly controversial new...
by Géraldine Kutas | Sep 9, 2016 | Sem categoria
The publication of the Communication on low emission mobility by the European Commission in late July and the announcement of the upcoming new Renewable Energy Directive put biofuels, once again, in the front stage. And this inevitably made it irresistible for...
by Géraldine Kutas | Jul 20, 2016 | Sem categoria
Today the European Commission published a Communication on low-emission mobility which lays down its vision and strategy for transport over the next few decades. While we acknowledges the Commission’s clear support signal towards advanced biofuels – as they certainly...
by Elizabeth Farina | Jun 11, 2016 | Sem categoria
The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (known by the acronym “UNICA”) today commented on proposed 2017 renewable fuel standards by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The association also issued the following statement, which should be attributed to...
by Géraldine Kutas | Mar 21, 2016 | Sem categoria
This week UNICA’s President Elizabeth Farina was supposed to attend the Apex-Brazil conference on the EU-Brazil partnership, in the presence of Brazilian Ambassador to the EU Vera Machado. Of course, the event was cancelled as a consequence of the tragic events in...
by Géraldine Kutas | Mar 12, 2016 | Sem categoria
What would you think if I told you that I want to have a leading role in climate change policy but that I restrict the access of renewable solutions to my market? “You’re totally inconsistent” would be the natural answer. But this is exactly what the European...
by Géraldine Kutas | Mar 7, 2016 | Sem categoria
A few days ago, I was listening to the speech of Vice-President Šefčovič’s at a high-level event in Brussels on biofuels. This was shortly after the release of the Energy Security package, and so the Commission’s main angle was diversification of supplies, in addition...
by Géraldine Kutas | Feb 16, 2016 | Sem categoria
The moment has come for the EU to review one of the main pieces of legislation that influenced the EU biofuels and transport policies in the last few years: the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). A public consultation was launched in November 2015 along with an...
by Géraldine Kutas | Feb 15, 2016 | Sem categoria
As I mentioned in the first blog of the year, 2016 is the ‘year of implementation’. The year we will have to put together the measures needed not only to achieve the 2030 Framework targets and Energy Union goals, but also the COP21 Agreement. Certainly a Herculean...
by Géraldine Kutas | Dec 20, 2015 | Sem categoria
Remember our opinion piece on Euractiv on a scenario outcome for COP21? Even better! For once the agreement was more ambitious that originally thought. We feel privileged to have witnessed from the inside a historic moment, one which produced a deal signed by 195...
by Géraldine Kutas | Dec 17, 2015 | Sem categoria
Dear readers, I hope you’ve all had a great winter break and that you’re well rested for what promises to be an exciting year in terms of the transport and energy policy agenda. Last year, the Energy Union and COP21 kept us not only incredibly busy but also very...
by Leticia Phillips | Nov 30, 2015 | Sem categoria
The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (known by the acronym “UNICA”) issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final renewable volume obligations for 2014-2016 through the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). It should be...
by Géraldine Kutas | Sep 16, 2015 | Sem categoria
To kick the season off, I’ll be in Stockholm this week to talk about second generation biofuels, and in particular the outlook for ethanol produced in Brazilian bio-refineries. I thought it was a good opportunity to give you a short overview of what I’ll cover....
