Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Under the LCFS each fuel pathway gets a unique carbon intensity (CI) based on a lifecycle analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and use of the fuel. The CI of an electric vehicle charged with solar power is zero, and most of the biofuels fall somewhere in the middle [i].

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2022

A two-bill package has been introduced in the House and Senate to establish new incentives for the use of fossil-fueled vehicles-- rebranded as “low emission transportation fuels”-- and eliminating rebates and grants for hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

Companies are spending millions fighting lawsuits that would hold them accountable for the costs that fossil fuel extraction has imposed on people and the planet. Further, these efforts are focused on carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and biofuels—technologies that aim to stash carbon emissions away, not reduce their production.

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Earth 911

MAY 1, 2023

The future lies in our farmlands — as the fossil fuels industry fades, crops like. The post Earth911 Podcast: Yield10’s Oliver Peoples on Genetic Engineering’s Role in Regenerative Agriculture for Biofuels appeared first on Earth911.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

By 2030, this has to increase to around 24% through further development and deployment of electric vehicles, advanced biofuels and other renewable and low carbon fuels as part of a holistic and integrated approach´ (p.8). The criticism here is two fold. First, even if it works this would bring total emission reductions up to 47% (p.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

We can use synthetic fuels to produce jet fuel and renewable diesel for trucks. Synthetic fuels are hydrocarbon fuels produced from hydrogen and CO 2 and are functionally identical to fossil-based fuels.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Removing carbon from the air or growing crops as a fuel stock — two options that will be necessary unless fossil fuel use declines steeply and swiftly — come with significant tradeoffs for water supply and water quality.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 9, 2022

Corn-based ethanol may have worse environmental impacts than fossil fuels, according to a new study that concludes the United States biofuel program has failed to meet emissions targets while delivering negatives impacts on water quality, land used for conservation, and other ecosystem processes. Read more →

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It is a highly professional and analytically competent organization, rather conservative, and quite sympathetic to the perspectives and business needs of the energy sector, including fossil-fuel producers. Fossil enterprises and political leaders in major fossil producers ranged from politely dismissive to openly contemptuous.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

CARB’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) seeks to incentivize the production and sale of alternative, lower emissions transportation fuels in order to displace conventional fossil fuels. To identify which fuels should be promoted, CARB calculates the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels.

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Brag

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) announced on January 26, 2023, $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for America’s transportation and manufacturing needs.

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Brag

OCTOBER 20, 2022

According to EMSA, the report also features techno-economic analyses and includes risk-based case studies to evaluate the potential of biofuels for the maritime sector.

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Cresforum

OCTOBER 25, 2023

These scenarios are: Low-volume, high fossil fuels Low-volume, carbon-neutral High-volume, carbon-neutral High-volume, fossil fuels Noting the fourth scenario is inconsistent with global net zero goals, the first three scenarios include a mixture of e-fuels (hydrogen, hydrocarbon, wind, etc.),

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 16, 2022

Scenario 3: Achieves carbon neutrality by 2045 by deploying a broad portfolio of existing and emerging fossil fuel alternatives and clean technologies. Scenario 2: Achieves carbon neutrality by 2035 with aggressive deployment of a full suite of technology and energy options, including CCS and other engineered carbon removal.

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JANZEN AG

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

It is, after all, a biofuel made from plants. Still, I think ethanol and its sister, biodiesel, still have a place in the near-term energy economies, especially when used to replace fossil fuels. Why wouldn’t ethanol also have a seat this table? Many parts of the US and world lack electrical infrastructure.

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Inside Climate News

AUGUST 25, 2023

On the western half of the state, oil and gas wells dot the Bakken shale, and farmers swap small grains, such as wheat, barley and oats, traditionally grown in the region, for corn and soybeans used as biofuel feedstocks.

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Physics World

JANUARY 19, 2022

Of course, there is an environmental cost to space, with most launches relying on fossil fuels. Powered by ultra-low-carbon biofuel, it will have 86% fewer emissions than a fossil-fuel rocket. Powered by ultra-low-carbon biofuel, it will have 86% fewer emissions than a fossil-fuel rocket.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

Biofuels Gas or liquid fuel made from plant material. Carbon Dioxide A naturally occurring gas, and also a byproduct of burning fossil fuels and biomass, as well as land-use changes and other industrial processes. The dry atmosphere consists almost entirely of nitrogen (78.1% volume mixing ratio) and oxygen (20.9%

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The science is clear: fossil fuels are harmful to the environment. Read the full story from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. So why is it so difficult for us to stop using them? Economic reasons are at least part of the answer.

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Frontiers

MARCH 17, 2023

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers science communications manager Image: Shutterstock.com From drones to using ‘poison nut’ as biofuel, the world of energy research is undergoing immense change. Jatropha curcas, a plant that produces oil-rich seeds and sometimes referred to as ‘poison nut’, has also been studied as a potential source of biofuel.

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Nanotech

APRIL 25, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on April 19, 2024, that it issued an emergency fuel waiver for E15 sales. EPA states that the waiver will help consumers protect themselves against fuel supply shocks by reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels while also supporting American agriculture and manufacturing.

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Acoel

JANUARY 16, 2024

Less than a quarter of cropland is devoted to food directly eaten by humans, with the rest going to mostly to animal feed and biofuel feedstock, and it takes many pounds of grains to produce a pound of beef. emit more methane than the fossil fuel gas system. The millions of cows in the U.S.

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Law Columbia

MAY 22, 2024

A clear example of this is that advertisements by Repsol, a Spanish fossil fuel company, have been viewed differently by review bodies in Spain and the UK. The primary aim of this blog post is to analyse the cases brought against Repsol in connection with their advertisement of “renewable fuels”.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2022

As part of its ongoing investigation of fossil fuel industry climate disinformation, the US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform released more than 200 pages of internal corporate documents last month that provide new evidence of industry deception. Companies Plot “Greenwashing” Campaigns.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 20, 2024

Treasury Department released a set of highly anticipated and contentious tax-credit guidelines meant to spur production of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF. billion gallons of jet fuel in 2023, nearly all of which were derived from fossil fuels. airlines burned over 12.4

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 24, 2022

Well-intended discussions about the ability to rapidly convert land currently devoted to conservation or biofuel purposes toward food production have been dampened by the limited viability of such schemes. The world—and especially the United States—must wean agriculture off fossil fuels.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2022

for Vicinity Energy Biogenic Fuel: Vicinity Energy converted four boilers at its Edison Station in Philadelphia to use a new biofuel, LR100. LR100 has the lowest carbon footprint of any commercially available biogenic fuel. million gallons – in a sustainable and cost-effective manner. -- Vicinity Energy Philadelphia, Inc.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 4, 2023

rules, EGUs are a subset of “CO2 budget units” The rules apply to emissions from additional types of fuel. rules would apply to CO2 emissions associated with biomass or biofuels as well as fossil fuels. Under the draft N.C. The proposed N.C.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

By expanding renewable power, phasing out fossil fuels, electrifying as much of the economy as possible, and deploying other technologies, the U.S. Technologies like biofuels and hydrogen, while necessary, come with potential drawbacks. can achieve its climate goals by 2050—and a new report from UCS shows how. million homes.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Healey issued the CID in connection with an investigation into unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trade or commerce with respect to fossil fuel products and securities. Minnesota Federal Court Said State Biofuel Mandate Was Not Preempted. Sentencing was scheduled for February 3, 2017. United States v. Ruffatto , No.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

The law provides $140 billion in tax incentives, direct loans, and grants to replace fossil fuels with cleaner renewable energy that lowers emissions of carbon dioxide. Photo © Keith Schneider/Circle of Blue Other Developments In January, Avapco LLC, a biofuel company that operates an ethanol refinery in Thomaston, Ga.

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Environmental Science

AUGUST 7, 2018

Changes from the early 19 th century that led to the Industrial Revolution were based, in part, on the advanced in engineering that was fueled by advances in physics. Finally, physics can be used to calculate the amount of energy produced by the processing and burning of biofuel just as it has for fossil fuels.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Unless fossil fuel use declines steeply and swiftly, it will be necessary to pursue options such as removing carbon from the air or growing crops as a fuel stock. But carbon removal and fuel crops have significant tradeoffs for water supply and water quality.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2023

In addition, we may not be able to successfully execute on our strategy to supply our existing and future customers with LNG produced primarily at our own liquefaction facilities upon completion of the Pennsylvania Facility or through our Fast LNG solution.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

of the world’s total carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion, many airlines are considering carbon-capture-and-storage technologies and electric-powered planes. One year later , it scheduled more than 200 trial flights between Paris and Amsterdam using biofuel made from used cooking oil.

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Law Columbia

JULY 12, 2022

The court case specifically addresses KLM’s so-called “fly responsibly” and “CO 2 ZERO” campaign, advertising that customers can fly “responsibly” by making payments to a GHG compensation scheme, and to a lesser extent, through the purchase of biofuels. The suit against KLM at the Amsterdam District Court does not come out of the blue.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Some biofuels may contribute to greenhouse gas emissions in ways that can significantly reduce, and sometimes offset, their advantages over fossil fuels, studies have shown. Read the full story in the New York Times. Read more →

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