A B.C. company building hybrid engines for heavy trucks says they have the opportunity to build something leading edge in Canada, but our own laws are stopping them from doing it.
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Gap in emission regulations hamstrings Canadian hybrid truck manufacturer
Canadian manufacturer wonders if adopting EU emissions standards as equivalent to U.S. EPA rules is the answer
Agriculture called only U.S. sector to reduce emissions
Head of Nutrien says the industry must embrace innovation, collaboration and acceleration to continue making progress
The agriculture sector is making strides in reducing its carbon footprint, says the head of the world’s largest fertilizer company. In the United States, overall greenhouse gas emissions increased by 5.2 percent between 2020 and 2021, according to an annual report produced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Agricultural emissions dropped by 0.2 percent over […] Read more
EPA’s renewable fuel rule called ‘missed opportunity’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has tapped the brakes on the renewable diesel sector and the oilseed industry that feeds it, say analysts and officials. In its final rule on renewable fuel obligations, the EPA made very modest changes to its disappointing proposed rule issued on Dec. 1, 2022. It kept the 2023 biomass-based diesel […] Read more
EPA’s renewable fuel rule called ‘missed opportunity’
Clean fuel producers, oilseed processors, fuel distributors and marketers have all made significant investments to grow the industry rapidly over the next several years. "The volumes EPA finalized today are not high enough to support those goals," said Kurt Kovarik, vice president of federal affairs with Clean Fuels Alliance America.
U.S. EPA finalizes biofuel blending mandate
Under the December proposal, oil refiners would be required to add 20.82 billion gallons of biofuels to their fuel in 2023, 21.87 billion gallons in 2024, and 22.68 billion gallons in 2025.
Canola’s future hangs on U.S. ruling
On June 14 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to make its final rule establishing Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Crushers will be fixated on the EPA’s June 14 announcement.
