When the effects of climate change prove less severe than commonly projected, the economic costs of policies like E20 are impossible to justify.
Category: biofuels
BP Cancels “Sustainable Jet Fuel” Project
$5 Billion Green Energy investment slashed – “Weaker-than-anticipated growth in the market”
The Cascade of Failures in the Biofuel Industry: A Case of Economic and Environmental Mismanagement
…the biofuel experiment has left behind a trail of bankruptcies, environmental degradation, and unfulfilled promises.
Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Battle—Seize Land for Green Energy
A battle is underway in five Midwest states over construction of carbon dioxide pipelines as part of the green energy transition.
Shell to pause Dutch biofuels project as market sags
There is no viable commercial market for biofuels. It only survives because of government subsidies and diktat.
Net Zero Aviation Targets Driving “Mass Scale” Fraud and Deforestation
Net Zero targets aimed at encouraging airlines to use so-called green aviation fuel are driving fraud “at a mass scale” and deforestation, campaigners have said. The Telegraph has the story.
Airlines Launch Effort Backing Green Jet Fuel Tax Credit That Could Raise Food Prices For Americans
Runge said that ethanol SAF tax credits are “not going to do much for global warming, but it will do quite a lot to benefit the renewable fuel industry and…
Biden Admin Unveils Green Jet Fuel Subsidy Rules In Win For Big Corn
…not going to do much for global warming, but it will do quite a lot to benefit the renewable fuel industry and it will also indirectly benefit corn price
Turning Food into Jet Fuel
One of the absolutely nuttier ideas to come out of the climate change / anti-fossil fuels mania of modern times comes from the international airlines business. They are being pushed…
Right, New York Times, Biofuels Are Bad for the Environment
Biofuels are neither a practical nor desirable replacement for fossil fuels, even if they needed replacing, which they don’t.
ExxonMobil Cans Algae (greenwash failure)
The end of algae as a substitute for crude oil comes after $350 million and 14 years of commitment.
Guardian: “This ‘climate-friendly’ fuel comes with an astronomical cancer risk”
The Guardian seems to be falling out of love with the Biden administration’s plan to recycle plastic into allegedly toxic biofuel. Chevron denies there is a problem.
EU Votes to Keep Burning Forests Because of Climate Change
In the 16th Century, coal saved the forests of Britain and Europe from total extinction. My question, who or what will save the forests this time?
Reuters Writes that US Government is Unfair to……Oil Refineries?
But today, the nation’s ethanol plants produce more than double the climate-damaging pollution, per gallon of fuel production capacity, than the nation’s oil refineries, according to a Reuters analysis of…
Burning Imported Wood in Drax Power Plant ‘Doesn’t Make Sense’, Says Kwarteng
The importing of wood to burn in Drax power station “is not sustainable” and “doesn’t make any sense”, the business and energy secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, told a private meeting of…
Tuesday Titter – Burnt Edition
Josh writes” Another ‘Then and Now’ cartoon inspired by the brilliant @LD_Sceptics article “There is No Food Crisis – If Only We Stopped Burning it as ‘Green’ Biofuel“#NetZeroScam Like his…
Researchers: Wood Burning Unsustainable, Huge Footprint…”Will Accelerate Warming For Decades”
The researchers say governments have been using “ false accounting” when calculating forest bioenergy’s emissions and that it “must end”.
U.S. Corn-Based Ethanol Worse For The Climate Than Gasoline, Study Finds
…such that the carbon intensity of corn ethanol produced under the RFS is no less than gasoline and likely at least 24% higher.
Prince Charles’ Climate Friendly Automobile Runs on Fine Wine and Cheese
Prince Charles has triggered global ridicule, after revealing his climate sacrifices include converting his antique Aston Martin to run on fine wine and cheese byproducts.
First test of tropical seaweed farming for biofuels production begins off Puerto Rico
“Facilitating research of this nature will be key for the development of sustainable aquaculture in this area,” says Roberson. “We have tested similar farm designs in New England and Alaska,…
Oregon climate activist wants to ban diesel fuel
From the “How many protest big rigs do you want in your front yard?” department comes this lunacy out of the Oregon legislature courtesy of Representative Karin A. Power, Democrat –…
A Closer Look at the Impact of Bioenergy
…the EU and US drive for biofuels has had by far the biggest effect on food supply and prices.