by Géraldine Kutas | Mar 7, 2016 | Sem categoria
A few days ago, I was listening to the speech of Vice-President Šefčovič’s at a high-level event in Brussels on biofuels. This was shortly after the release of the Energy Security package, and so the Commission’s main angle was diversification of supplies, in addition...
by Géraldine Kutas | Feb 16, 2016 | Sem categoria
The moment has come for the EU to review one of the main pieces of legislation that influenced the EU biofuels and transport policies in the last few years: the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). A public consultation was launched in November 2015 along with an...
by Géraldine Kutas | Feb 15, 2016 | Sem categoria
As I mentioned in the first blog of the year, 2016 is the ‘year of implementation’. The year we will have to put together the measures needed not only to achieve the 2030 Framework targets and Energy Union goals, but also the COP21 Agreement. Certainly a Herculean...
by Géraldine Kutas | Dec 20, 2015 | Sem categoria
Remember our opinion piece on Euractiv on a scenario outcome for COP21? Even better! For once the agreement was more ambitious that originally thought. We feel privileged to have witnessed from the inside a historic moment, one which produced a deal signed by 195...
by Géraldine Kutas | Dec 17, 2015 | Sem categoria
Dear readers, I hope you’ve all had a great winter break and that you’re well rested for what promises to be an exciting year in terms of the transport and energy policy agenda. Last year, the Energy Union and COP21 kept us not only incredibly busy but also very...
by Géraldine Kutas | Dec 3, 2015 | Sem categoria
Here we are! In Paris, following another round of negotiations on climate. I hope an ambitious agreement can be found at the end of these two weeks and we are happy to provide our contribution to the debate. The sugarcane industry is committed as you can see from our...
by Leticia Phillips | Nov 30, 2015 | Sem categoria
The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (known by the acronym “UNICA”) issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final renewable volume obligations for 2014-2016 through the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). It should be...
by Géraldine Kutas | Nov 18, 2015 | Sem categoria
With COP21 around the corner we thought it was important to highlight the way sugarcane ethanol can contribute to tackling climate change, and what are some of the steps which need to be taken in order to use sugarcane ethanol’s full potential to decarbonize the...
by Leticia Phillips | Nov 12, 2015 | Sem categoria
The Office of Management and Budget has begun reviewing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume targets for 2014-2016, signaling an end to the long and winding road toward regulatory certainty for America’s advanced...
by Géraldine Kutas | Oct 15, 2015 | Sem categoria
Yesterday, President Dilma Rousseff visited the Sugarcane Technology Center (CTC), a world leading technology company gathering knowledge of the entire sugarcane value chain, and inaugurated its brand new biotechnology laboratory. Started as an association of...
by Géraldine Kutas | Sep 28, 2015 | Sem categoria
On Sunday, Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff formally announced her country’s GHG emission reduction pledge at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Looking back at some of her country’s achievements in the fight against climate change, Mrs. Rousseff said...
by Géraldine Kutas | Sep 16, 2015 | Sem categoria
To kick the season off, I’ll be in Stockholm this week to talk about second generation biofuels, and in particular the outlook for ethanol produced in Brazilian bio-refineries. I thought it was a good opportunity to give you a short overview of what I’ll cover....
by Géraldine Kutas | Sep 3, 2015 | Sem categoria
Considering the traffic these days in Brussels, it really looks like EU institutions are back to school, and so are we! Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way to give you a little taste of what we’ll be talking about over the next few months. And talking about...
by Leticia Phillips | Jul 29, 2015 | Sem categoria
The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (“UNICA”) this week submitted formal comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing changes to the proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume targets for 2014, 2015 and 2016. In the past UNICA has...
by Leticia Phillips | Jun 30, 2015 | Sem categoria
Today, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is visiting Washington, D.C. to strengthen the relationship between two of the Western Hemisphere’s biggest nations. But as with any successful relationship, compromise is key on important issues, and President Rousseff plans...
by Géraldine Kutas | Jun 29, 2015 | Sem categoria
Here we are! The ILUC file is finally over and now it seems that no one wants to hear more about biofuels, especially the Commission. However, biofuels are alive and kicking and there has been evidence of their presence in the past few weeks! During his opening speech...
