US Biofuel Mandate Shake-Up Could Have Far-Reaching Trade Effects
Global renewable fuel and feedstocks trade was poised for yet another plot twist after the US released Friday long-awaited proposed biofuel blend mandates with a huge increase in biodiesel and renewable diesel targets and which also massively disadvantaged imported fuels and feedstocks.
The US proposed the targets, called the Renewable Volume Obligation, with a more than two-thirds increase in its biomass-based diesel mandate at a record-high 5.61 billion gallons for 2026.