Pathway 6.

Fuel Decarbonization → Production and Delivery of Bioenergy Fuels

6.3.1 Renewable Fuel Standards

LPDD Recommendation: “Congress should amend the RFS to move away from promoting cellulosic ethanol—for the reasons stated above— by reducing applicable ethanol blending volumes and increasing volume mandates for biomass-based diesel. Congress should reform the 2010 RFS to move from an absolute volume of mandated production to a percentage of final demand, which will be necessary as overall gasoline demand declines due to the improvements in the transportation sector. Congress should reform the RFS approach to include a multiplier for per-unit emissions reductions.”

8 Resources Found, Displaying 1 thru 8

Brazilian ethanol and biodiesel targets

Jurisdiction: Foreign

Brazil’s current standards require a 27% blend of ethanol in gasoline C, and gradually require an increase in biodiesel blends.

EU Renewable Energy Directive

Jurisdiction: Foreign

Dictates that member states must require fuel suppliers to supply a minimum of 14% of the energy consumed in road and rail transport by 2030 as renewable energy.

EU Fuel Quality Directive

Jurisdiction: Foreign

Requires the road transport fuel mix in the EU to be 6% less carbon intensive by 2020, compared to a 2010 fossil diesel and gasoline baseline.

Federal Renewable Fuel Standard

Jurisdiction: Congress

Now includes mandatory thresholds for GHG reductions from qualifying biofuels based on life-cycle analysis, effectively shifting production away from corn-based biofuels.

Biofuels Digest Report, Biofuels Mandates Around the World

Jurisdiction: Foreign

Surveys 65 countries with targets or mandates for biofuel consumption.

Report, Internationally Compatible Biofuel Standards

Jurisdiction: Foreign, Congress

A tri-party task force report from the US, EU, and Brazil examined the breadth of similarities and differences in existing country codes and made recommendations for their harmonization.

Report, Options for Reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard

Jurisdiction: Congress

Addressed how to solve for uncertainty in annual mandated biofuel volumes, as well as volatility in quality requirements and price, among other issues.

Report, Reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard

Jurisdiction: Congress

Recommended sharply reducing the compliance costs of blending ethanol into E10; promoting sales of midlevel blends by removing regulatory roadblocks; and transforming the second-generation part of the RFS into a technology-pushing program.