CATF Statement on EPA’s Proposed 2019 RFS Biofuels Requirements

The Clean Air Task Force criticizes the EPA's proposed 2019 Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs), noting that cellulosic biofuels account for less than 2% of the total mandate despite a congressional goal for them to represent nearly one-third. The organization asserts that the RFS allows corn ethanol and soy biodiesel to dominate the market, with increased soy biodiesel production contributing to deforestation in Southeast Asia and Latin America.

• The EPA's proposed 2019 rule significantly misses the congressional target for cellulosic biofuels, which were intended to make up nearly one-third of the total RFS volumetric mandate but instead account for less than 2%.
• The RFS is described as a broken policy that allows mature and environmentally harmful biofuels, specifically corn ethanol and soy biodiesel, to dominate the market and hinder the development of better alternatives.
• The proposed increase of the overall advanced biofuels volume by half a billion gallons for 2019 is likely to increase soy biodiesel use, which pressures global vegetable oil markets and drives deforestation in Latin America and Southeast Asia through the conversion of peatlands and tropical forests into soybean fields and palm oil plantations.

APA

andi_5ive (2018). CATF Statement on EPA’s Proposed 2019 RFS Biofuels Requirements. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2018/06/epas-proposed-2019-rfs-biofuels-requirements/

Chicago

andi_5ive. CATF Statement on EPA’s Proposed 2019 RFS Biofuels Requirements. Clean Air Task Force, 2018. https://www.catf.us/2018/06/epas-proposed-2019-rfs-biofuels-requirements/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{andi5ive2018catf, author = {andi\_5ive}, title = {{CATF Statement on EPA’s Proposed 2019 RFS Biofuels Requirements}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2018}, month = jun, url = {https://www.catf.us/2018/06/epas-proposed-2019-rfs-biofuels-requirements/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }