The Canadian Clean Fuel Standard (CFS), part of the Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, became law in June, 2022. The goal of the CFR is to reduce pollution by making the fuels used cleaner over time. The CFR requires liquid fossil fuel (gasoline and diesel) suppliers to gradually reduce the carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel used in Canada by approximately 15 percent below 2016 levels by 2030.
The CFR reductions are estimated to deliver up to 26.6 metric tons (Mt) of emission reductions annually by 2030. The Clean Fuel Regulations were registered and came into force June 21, 2022. The CFR requirements for gasoline and diesel suppliers to gradually begin reducing the carbon intensity of the fuels they produce and sell for use in Canada begin July 1, 2023.
The 2016 benchmark carbon intensity of diesel fuel is 93 gCO2e/MJ. Beginning…
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Haffner Energy to spin off SAF division as independent company
French-based technology company Haffner Energy will spin off its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) division into an independent entity called SAF Zero, the company announced on Friday September 13.
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Animal fats and oils markets end week stable to lower as SBO, HO continues decline
Prices for used cooking oil (UCO) were slightly lower on Friday September 13, as the heating oil (HO) and soybean oil (SBO) markets continued to slump, closing out the...
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Lackluster trade volume keeps most animal proteins flat
A quiet tone was noted by most market sources in the US animal proteins market for the week to Friday September 13. The only price adjustments were on bloodmeal,...