Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2024
Biofuels can play a productive role when used at a sustainable level. The chart above shows the oils and fats used to make biodiesel and renewable diesel in 2022. Figure 1 above shows that palm oil itself is not a significant direct source of US biofuel production. Most bio-based diesel fuels are made from vegetable oil.
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Growing trees to store carbon and harvesting plants to make biofuels could bring down carbon emissions. The fertilizers that nourish these biofuel harvests can severely pollute rivers and aquifers. The post What’s Up With Water – December 6, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 30, 2024
The CI is determined through a lifecycle analysis of the global warming pollution associated with the production and use of gasoline, diesel, biofuels, electricity, or other alternative fuels. California may seem like an unlikely driver of deforestation from soybean and palm oil biofuels.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Emmer’s scores from the League of Conservation Voters are about par for a House Republican: 5% for both the 2022 scores and the lifetime score. Given that he represents Midwest farmers among others, Emmer is a big support of biofuels like corn ethanol. However, his average before 2019 was more like 1%.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 29, 2022
But a March 2022 analysis from the investor consortium Climate Action 100+ determined that no major oil company was on track to meet the Paris goals. In a January 2022 report on its climate plans, ExxonMobil pledged to direct $15 billion toward emission reduction efforts over the next six years, but that $15 billion breaks down to $2.5
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 10, 2023
It’s déjà vu all over again in 2023, with BP rolling back its climate pledges after record-breaking 2022 profits since Russia’s unjust war on Ukraine. The House Oversight Committee investigation came to the same conclusion as the 2022 study: Accusations of greenwashing appear well-founded.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Carbon intensity takes into account emissions occurring production and transportation of fuel or the fact that plants grown for biofuels actually suck CO2 out of the atmosphere. I used a December 2022 report from the California Air Resources Board as my primary resource. California reports about a 9% reduction in carbon intensity.
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