US EPA aiming for early 2019 in finalising major environmental rollbacks as aviation and biomass on hold
The US EPA signalled Wednesday it is aiming to finalise rulemaking on regulations for the power and transportation sector early next year, while deferring further decisions on how to set GHG standards in aircraft and treat biogenic CO2 emissions.
Read MoreLCFS Market: California prices slink back in September while volume blossoms
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) average monthly prices retreated in September from all-time highs in August, while the total volume transacted trended in the opposite direction to notch a yearly high.
Read MoreStakeholders question impact of Trump’s year-round E15 sale order
Observers remained sceptical of the long-term impacts of President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to order the US EPA to promulgate a regulation mandating the currently banned year-round sales of 15% ethanol blends (E15)
Read MoreRINs recede ahead of Trump’s expected E15 announcement
Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) prices under the US Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) slid back to near single digits Monday as reports suggested President Donald Trump will announce year-round sales of 15% ethanol blends (E15) at a Tuesday rally.
Read MoreLCFS Market: California prices rise toward record highs
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) prices rose further above the $190 mark on Thursday, nearing record highs attained this summer.
Read MoreOregon gubernatorial candidate vows to scrap clean fuel standard
Oregon state representative Knute Buehler (R) said he will eliminate the state’s Clean Fuels Programme (OCFP) if elected next month in the tight gubernatorial race, a political shift that could also jeopardise legislators’ cap-and-trade push in 2019.
Read MoreLCFS not being considered in the Northeast US, though Midwest programme could emerge
A group of Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US states are not discussing a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) to tackle transportation emissions as they remain focused on cap-and-trade, but a future system could take hold in the Midwest if Illinois signs on, experts said.
Read MoreShell, biofuels groups find common ground in opposing RFS waivers
The heated battle over the direction of the US Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) between refiners and biofuels advocates has found some common ground in criticising the EPA’s issuance of numerous compliance waivers this year, according to stakeholders speaking at a conference this week.
Read MoreRFS “reset” could help stimulate US biofuel policy reform in 2019
A regulatory review of the US Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) due next year could help spark long-awaited legislative efforts to overhaul the federal biofuels policy, according to a former EPA staffer.
Read MoreLCFS Market: California prices rise back towards $190 after amendments approved
The California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) market has jumped back to life after the state regulator Air Resources Board (ARB) approved an amendment package for the programme last week, prompting prices to claw back towards record highs hit this summer.
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