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USDA publishes interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks
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Friday, 17 January, 2025, 14 : 00 PM [IST]
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Washington, USA
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), announced the publication of an interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks. The interim rule establishes guidelines for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the production of biofuel feedstock commodity crops grown in United States. These guidelines will facilitate the recognition of climate-smart agriculture within clean transportation fuel programs, creating new market opportunities for biofuel feedstock producers while enhancing climate benefits.
Tom Vilsack, Agriculture secretary, USDA said, “The new guidelines are a win for farmers, biofuel producers, the public, and the environment. The action today marks an important milestone in the development of market-based conservation opportunities for agriculture. Today’s action also builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic work to create greater opportunity for homegrown, renewable biofuels. From making E15 more widely available at gas station pumps and approving record biofuel levels, to investing in infrastructure to help communities invest in biofuels, to accelerating a future for Sustainable Aviation Fuels, this Administration created pathways for economic growth that will reverberate for generations to come.”
John Podesta, White House senior advisor for International Climate Policy, said, “America’s farmers play a critical role in building the clean energy economy. Today’s announcement from USDA reinforces the important role climate-smart agriculture plays in our rural economy, including in fuelling clean transportation solutions, as well as the importance of providing pathways for unbundled, science-based accounting of the carbon benefits of climate-smart practices that help farmers earn more for what they grow.”
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