fuel standard News
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G20 leaders’ truck CO2 commitment underscores need for targets worldwide
The G20 leaders’ commitment to improve efficiency and lower CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles signals the need for fuel economy standards worldwide, say sustainable transport groups Transport & Environment and Smart Freight Centre. CO2 emissions are directly related to the fuel economy of internal-combustion vehicles, with more fuel-efficient vehicles emitting less greenhouse gas. ...
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Calgary’s Steeper Energy Canada Ltd. Reports Carbon Intensity of 15 kg CO2/GJ for Hydrofaction Oil
Calgary Alberta – August 19, 2015 – Steeper Energy Canada Ltd., a Danish-Canadian clean-fuel company, had (S&T)2 undertake an analysis on the carbon intensity of Hydrofaction™ Oil produced in northern Alberta and consumed in British Columbia. The modelling of GHG emissions for the production of Hydrofaction™ Oil produced at a Steeper Energy facility in Peace River, ...
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EPA seeks small entity participation on two upcoming air rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as small entity representatives (SERs) for two Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panels to establish standards for vehicle emissions and update emission standards for refineries. Reducing pollution from vehicles and refineries is important to EPA’s ...
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Business Leaders: New 54.5 MPG Standard Good for Automakers, Consumers and Economy
With the newly adopted national mileage standard of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 making the headlines today, top business leaders are eager to weigh in with the media on how the standard will positively impact the U.S. economy and the U.S. auto industry. New jobs and strong car sales tied to robust fuel standards are already in evidence from Michigan to Indiana to other Midwest states. THEIR ...
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EPA Inspector General Reports EPA Has Not Followed Through On Studying Effects Of RFS
On August 18, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report stating that EPA has not complied with federal requirements to study the effects of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The report, "EPA Has Not Met Certain Statutory Requirements to Identify Environmental Impacts of Renewable Fuel Standard," found that while EPA is required to ...
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Ceres President Mindy Lubber commends heavy truck standards
Ceres, the nation's largest coalition of investors and public interest groups working to promote sustainability, issued the following statement on today's announcement of the first fuel efficiency/greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for heavy- and medium-duty trucks from 2014-2018. Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres, said, "We applaud these standards. Companies and investors alike recognize that ...
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California corrects Canadian lobbying
The battle over how to classify oil extracted from tar sands and oil shale under the EU's fuel quality directive has taken an interesting turn, with California's Air Resources Board writing to the EU climate commissioner telling her not to believe some of the lobbying undertaken by Canada and the oil industry. With member states having to decide whether to support the Commission's proposal to ...
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Lost decade of truck fuel economy shows need for EU standards
New trucks sold in Europe burn the same amount of fuel per km now as they did 13 years ago, according to a new study. Meanwhile, truckmakers are being probed by the European Commission for operating a cartel over much of the same period. Fuel economy standards are needed to accelerate innovation in the stagnant sector and cut trucks' fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, green group Transport & ...
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GAO Testifies on the feasibility of the RFS Program
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified at a hearing before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the feasibility of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program . GAO stated that the goals of the program, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and expand the nation’s ...
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Putting transport in the ETS will hinder job growth, stall emissions cuts – study
Even if carbon prices in Europe’s emissions trading system (ETS) trebled from today’s levels [1], including road transport in the ETS would only reduce oil use and CO2 emissions from transport by 3% over the next 15 years, a new study by Cambridge Econometrics reveals. This level is insufficient for road transport to make a proportionate contribution to Europe’s climate and ...
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Four countries back truck CO2 limits, as lorries rival cars in share of emissions
Four EU countries have called for mandatory fuel economy standards for trucks, documents reveal – as new research by sustainable transport group Transport & Environment (T&E) projects heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) will almost overtake cars as the biggest source of road transport emissions by 2030. CO2 emissions are directly related to the fuel economy of internal-combustion vehicles, ...
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Biotech Innovation Will Play Key Role in Solving the Climate Crisis
Cleaner air, healthier soils, and improved human health – goals of a Congressional climate crisis action plan released today – are just a few climate change solutions made possible by biotech innovation, according to the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). The report, “Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, ...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA, NHTSA Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks
On Tuesday, August 18th, EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)will hold a national public hearing in Long Beach, California, to receive comments on their joint proposed rules, ‘‘Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles—Phase 2,’’ and also for NHTSA’s Draft Environmental ...
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Cleaner Vehicles Create Opportunities for Jobs, Economic Growth, Study Shows
More than 155,000 American workers already are making components for clean, fuel-efficient vehicles, and that number could grow significantly as the United States continues to embrace new generations of fuel efficient cars and trucks, according to a new study released today. The report, jointly produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Wildlife Federation and the UAW, comes ...
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West Coast states and British Columbia to link climate policies
The governors of Pacific coastal U.S. states and a Canadian province official are joining forces in a new effort to fight climate change. In an agreement announced Monday, the governors of California, Oregon, Washington and the environment minister of British Columbia, Mary Polak, will place a price on greenhouse gas pollution and mandate the use of cleaner-burning fuels. Polak and the ...
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NFU Disappointed in EPA’s Proposed 2014 RFS Targets
National Farmers Union (NFU) submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today expressing deep concern with EPA’s proposed 2014 volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). EPA’s proposal reduces overall volumes by 16 percent. This is the first time in the program’s history that EPA has reduced overall targets. “EPA’s proposal is a big step ...
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California regulators to restore emissions-cutting fuel rule
California regulators are poised to restore a first-in-the-nation climate change program that requires a 10 percent cut in carbon emissions on transportation fuels sold in the state by 2020, despite oil industry objections that it could drive up gas prices. After the program survived a lengthy legal challenge from fuel makers, regulators are expected to vote Friday on the clean fuel standard, ...
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Aviation Turbine Fuels Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons
Renewable synthesized iso-paraffinic fuel has now been included in ASTM International standard D7566, Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons. A recently approved revision that adds SIP fuel to the D7566 annex directly enables use of the fuels in all airlines internationally. “The introduction of renewable fuel into the aviation industry enables a ...
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McCain and Obama`s plans to combat climate change
Regardless of who is elected next November, both candidates agree that climate change is a fact and not a theory. “I know that climate change is real,” said John McCain. “We can have a debate about how serious it is, but the debate about climate change is over.” John McCain and Barack Obama however vary widely in their response to this issue, leaving the American people with a choice of ...
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Germany pushes to delay agreed CO2 limit for cars by four years
The German government has proposed to postpone the implementation of the 95g CO2/km standard for new cars from 2020 to 2024, according to a proposal distributed to European ministers last Friday. This latest German attempt would effectively raise the 2020 target by nearly 10% to 104 g/km in 2020. It would also raise the average new car driver’ fuel bills by €138 a year as new vehicles ...
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