WASHINGTON, D.C.—Development Power, the nation’s largest biofuel commerce affiliation, filed a movement yesterday to intervene in a case introduced by the American Gasoline & Petrochemical Producers (AFPM) towards the U.S. Environmental Safety Company (EPA). The case goals to pressure EPA to decrease the 2023 cellulosic biofuel mixing obligations underneath the Renewable Gasoline Normal (RFS), regardless of EPA displaying that doing so is unwarranted. If profitable, AFPM’s problem would have disruptive results on the complete biofuel business, which is why Development Power is in search of to intervene on EPA’s behalf.
“For all of its high-minded rhetoric about defending customers, AFPM’s petition is admittedly simply one other try by the refining neighborhood to undermine the RFS and shirk its clear obligations to conform,” stated Development Power CEO Emily Skor. “Opposite to their argument, the RFS was by no means designed to merely look again and replicate the prevailing marketplace for biofuels—it was designed to look ahead and broaden that market, because the textual content of the related statutes and legislative historical past make plainly clear. AFPM’s problem goals to kneecap the RFS by decreasing it to a mere accounting operate and undercut Congress’ intent to spur progress and displace fossil fuels.
“Shoppers, the setting, and the complete biofuels business could be harmed if AFPM has its manner,” she added. “That’s why Development Power is in search of to intervene. We stay up for working with EPA to help their authentic denial of AFPM’s waiver request and make sure the RFS continues to work the best way Congress supposed.”
A full copy of Development Power’s movement could be discovered right here.
Background
Cellulosic biofuels are biofuels comprised of items of crops and crops that often find yourself as waste, like stems, leaves and different fibrous forms of biomass. AFPM is arguing that EPA ought to decrease its renewable quantity obligation (RVO) for cellulosic biofuel for the 2023 program 12 months as a result of the RVO quantity ended up being greater than the overall quantity of cellulosic biofuel that was produced within the U.S. that 12 months.
AFPM utilized for a partial waiver from EPA that may have allowed refiners to not adjust to the 2023 RFS mixing obligations for cellulosic biofuel which are at present on the books. After EPA denied AFPM’s request, AFPM filed swimsuit within the U.S. Court docket of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the place Development Power filed its movement yesterday.
