WASHINGTON, D.C.—Progress Power, the nation’s largest biofuel commerce affiliation, offered testimony to the U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA) at present in regards to the significance of giving farmers flexibility in terms of implementing and incentivizing practices that decrease the carbon depth (CI) of renewable gas manufacturing, together with local weather good agriculture (CSA) practices.
Talking at USDA’s Public Session on Local weather-Good Agriculture Biofuel Feedstocks, Progress Power Basic Counsel Joe Kakesh known as on USDA, the U.S. Division of the Treasury, and the U.S. Environmental Safety Company (EPA) to present farmers and renewable gas producers credit score for each CI-reducing expertise they implement on the plant and on the farm, particularly when administering the Part 45Z Clear Gasoline Manufacturing Credit score.
“Strong decarbonization can’t be achieved except the total vary of CI-reduction applied sciences – each on-farm and on the plant – is acknowledged, and except farmers and biofuel producers are offered the flexibleness to implement CI-reduction applied sciences that mirror present practices and spur future innovation,” Kakesh mentioned. “45Z offers a possibility to do that. We urge USDA, Treasury, EPA, and different businesses engaged on Part 45Z steering to develop choices to appreciate the total CI-reduction potential of biofuels underneath Part 45Z, and to supply steering earlier than January 1, 2025, to permit stakeholders to take full benefit of the credit score from day one.”
Kakesh famous that agriculture represents greater than 50 % of bioethanol’s CI rating, and that CSA is integral to decreasing the carbon footprint of all crop-based biofuels. He highlighted current analysis by the Power Futures Initiative (EFI) Basis that confirmed that on-farm practices can scale back the CI of bioethanol by as much as 56 %. Together with at-plant CI discount applied sciences, CSA can play a strong function within the decarbonization of your complete transportation gas sector.
Learn the total testimony as ready right here.
