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EU Fuel Quality Directive

Renewable Fuel Standards
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

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

Report, Internationally Compatible Biofuel Standards

Renewable Fuel Standards
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, Reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard

Renewable Fuel Standards
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.

West Virginia Rules on Carbon Injections

CO2 Injection and Pore Space Regulations
State Legislatures
Authorized the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to regulate carbon dioxide sequestration projects.

Ohio Rules on Carbon Injections

CO2 Injection and Pore Space Regulations
State Legislatures
Established that the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management has the authority to issue permits for underground injection of carbon dioxide for secondary or tertiary recovery of oil or natural gas.

Kansas Rules on Carbon Injections

CO2 Injection and Pore Space Regulations
State Legislatures
Directed the Kansas Corporation Commission to develop specific regulations establishing requirements, procedures, and standards for the safe and secure injection of carbon dioxide.

Oklahoma Rules on Carbon Injections

CO2 Injection and Pore Space Regulations
State Legislatures
Divides authority to regulate CO2 injection in different types of reservoirs to different state agencies.