CATF Applauds EPA Decision to Regulate Biofuels’ Full Effect on Climate … But Remains Deeply Concerned About Model Outcomes
February 3rd, 2010 by CATF,In a final rule revising the RFS, EPA agreed to calculate the extent to which biofuel production mandate indirectly affects land use patterns around the world by increasing demand for farmland. CATF applauds the decision to account for the impact those land use changes have on global warming. However, much work remains to be done to ensure US biofuel policy promotes fuels that truly benefit the environment.
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CATF Criticizes Biofuel Industry Effort to Undermine Global Warming Standards
October 31st, 2008 by CATF,CATF and two other organizations called on the Environmental Protection Agency to meet its responsibility under the law and reject a biofuel industry attempt to weaken land use-related global warming standards for ethanol.
CATF Comments Urging EPA to Waive RFS
June 23rd, 2008 by CATF,Comments submitted by CATF, Environmental Working Group, and Friends of the Earth on June 23, 2008, urging EPA to waive the 2008 Renewable Fuel Standard in light of concerns about biofuels’ negative environmental impacts.
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CATF Urges EPA to Strengthen Emissions Analysis in RFS Proposal
September 25th, 2009 by CATF,In a pair of comment letters submitted to EPA, CATF commended the agency for counting GHG emissions from indirect land use change in its proposed RFS implementation rule, and urged EPA to base it analysis on the most current data and modeling tools. CATF filed comments in conjunction with a collection of other environmental groups on a wide range of issues, while also providing EPA with separate detailed comments on issues of particular concern.
Environmental Community Comments on EPA’s RFS2 Proposal
CATF and FOE Comments on EPA’s RFS2 Proposal
Press Release on CATF’s Comments
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