Agri-diesel debate: Can tractors be climate friendly? https://www.euractiv.com/section/biofuels/news/agrifuel-debate-can-tractors-be-climate-friendly/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Berlin #Biofuels #CAP #climateaction

Agri-diesel debate: Can tractors be climate friendly? https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/agrifuel-debate-can-tractors-be-climate-friendly/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Berlin #Biofuels #CAP #climateaction

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~ London, Sat Oct 21 & Sun Oct 22

Join #ReclaimThePower in London to plan for targeting #biofuels next summer.

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Tell me, what's wrong with this move by UK Govt? It looks good to me.
Since the giftlink may expire, it's a story about promoting biofuels for houses currently with oil boilers* instead of a hard mandate to install replacement heat pumps instead.
[*Typically in the countryside away from mains gas supply.]
#energy #biofuels
UK rural households set for help with converting oil boilers - https://on.ft.com/44CG9LI

RT Energy4Europe 🇪🇺
By 2030, the share of #RenewableEnergy in transport should be at least 14%, including a minimum share of 3.5% of advanced #biofuels.
EU countries must set out an obligation on fuel suppliers to ensure this target's achievement.
More 👉 https://europa.eu/!xBgvmB

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Energy4Europe/status/1695021409666224287

I'm actually quite surprised #UK generates so much #electricity from #biofuels.

Trends heading in the right direction, but fast enough? #ClimateChange #climateemergency

@ren_stats
https://forall.social/@ren_stats/110939348644652418

Is China flooding Europe with fake biofuels?

https://www.dw.com/en/is-china-flooding-europe-with-fake-biofuels/a-66603795?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#Biofuels #China #Europe

This is all good #ClimateProgress news, but something that stands out as particularly good news is how much investment into #biofuels has decreased.

Some folk are energy blind! (they see it as it is, not how it has to be)

Context is important when discussing #ClimateChange "solutions". The solid, liquid & gas fuel industries are fundamentally flawed. #FossilFuels & #biofuels must be replaced eventually to mitigate climate change.

The clue why fuel industries are fundamentally flawed is because they're fuel *industries*. Their business models of, e.g., transporting heavy fuel products, often over very long distances, is flawed.

EU starts probe on Indonesian biodiesel avoiding import duties https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-starts-probe-on-indonesian-biodiesel-avoiding-import-duties/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Biofuels #China #Indonesia #palmoil #taxevasion

EU starts probe on Indonesian biodiesel avoiding import duties https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-starts-probe-on-indonesian-biodiesel-avoiding-import-duties/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Biofuels #China #Indonesia #palmoil #taxevasion

EU starts probe on Indonesian biodiesel avoiding import duties https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-starts-probe-on-indonesian-biodiesel-avoiding-import-duties/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Biofuels #China #Indonesia #palmoil #taxevasion

Long duration energy storage #LDES is going to make #nuclear #coal #gas and #biofuels uneconomical by the way. https://solarbuildermag.com/news/in-for-the-long-haul-charting-the-rise-of-long-duration-energy-storage/

EPA Approved a Fuel Ingredient Even Though It Could Cause #Cancer in Virtually Every Person Exposed Over a Lifetime
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An #EPA document shows that a new #Chevron #fuel ingredient has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable — even greater than another Chevron fuel’s sky-high risk disclosed earlier this year.

#Chemicals #Plastic #Plastics #Biofuels #Mississippi #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-approved-chevron-fuel-ingredient-cancer-risk-plastics-biofuel?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#BioFuels #RenewableEnergy

Scientists have long eyed switchgrass as a promising and sustainable source of fuels that can replace gasoline and other petroleum products. New research shows the plant can help slow climate change, but only if grown on the right lands.

A new study by researchers at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center found switchgrass grown on abandoned farm fields and other marginal lands in Michigan could produce enough biofuel to cut annual greenhouse gas emissions by at least 1.2 million metric tons. That’s roughly equivalent to taking nearly 260,000 passenger cars off the road.

https://www.glbrc.org/news/energy-crops-reduce-carbon-emissions-if-grown-right-land

#Microbes continue to be cool.

Jonelle Basso, one of our postdoctoral researchers, is studying plant-microbe interactions using single-cell genomics. Greater understanding of the plant root microbiome can lead to more efficient and sustainable feedstocks for plant-based biofuels and bioproducts.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VOtSbWBljVk&feature=youtu.be

#science #plants #microbes #biofuels #bioproducts #jgi

Periodic reminder that #hydrogen will be of very limited use to solve our energy production problems, and most certainly not for transport. It may be a thing for heavy industry, but that's about it. The future is #solar, #wind, #hydro, and #batteries. #biofuels potentially further down the line. Maybe sprinkles of #nuclear and other things here and there

https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/transport/hydrogen-car-sales-are-so-low-that-we-are-unable-to-make-long-term-forecasts-bloombergnef/2-1-1464843

Postdoctoral Researcher Jonelle Basso studies plant-microbe interactions using single-cell #genomics. This can help us create more efficient and #sustainable feedstocks for plant-based #biofuels and #bioproducts. #jgi #science #microbiome

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VOtSbWBljVk&feature=youtu.be

Sources said the US opposition could be due to the fact that promoting bio-fuel as a drop in fuel could negatively impact the promotion of other green fuels
#USBlocksIndia #Resolution #Biofuels #KeyMarineForum #GreenFuels
https://www.news18.com/world/us-blocks-indias-resolution-on-biofuels-at-key-marine-forum-as-it-vies-for-other-green-fuels-8241415.html

Interested in #biofuels? 🎧Then put your headphones on & listen to our podcast!
Our #CORDIScovery episode explores biofuels and how we can turn waste into energy which is then used as fuel.
This can help us meet our greenhouse gas reduction targets👉https://europa.eu/!XhQNhN https://t.co/UWywIcvwPI

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CORDIS_EU/status/1674676225724362752