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UNICA’s Comments on Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol Availability for the LCFS Author(s): The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (“UNICA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Low Carbon Fuel Standard’s (LCFS) fuel availability assessment, which was presented at a workshop on September 25, 2014. Publication Date: 26/10/2014

UNICA Comments to CARB – Carbon Intensity Author(s): The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) update on CA-­‐GREET model used for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program and the carbon intensity (CI) of the different fuels that are part of the program. UNICA’s comments are based on the information provided at the August 22nd CARB’s workshop as well as in the GREET1_2013, available at the Argonne National Laboratory website. Publication Date: 26/09/2014

Brazilian Experts’ Response to São Paulo Air Quality Report Author(s): Five Brazilian climate and environmental experts, including a coordinating lead author of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 5th Assessment Report, presented this rebuttal in recent correspondence, saying the report’s conclusions are “misleading.” Publication Date: 26/05/2014

Letter to EPA Addressing the Inconsistent Application of the RVP Volatility Waiver Author(s): As the leading international supplier of ethanol to the United States, we are writing to express our concern that widespread introduction of E15 is being impeded by Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) inconsistent application of the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) volatility waiver to ethanol-blended gasoline. This unnecessary barrier to E15 adoption is, in turn, complicating compliance with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) and serving as an arbitrary barrier to the use of ethanol in the United States and beyond. Publication Date: 26/05/2014