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NCGA CEO Pushes Back Against EPA Advisory Boards Negative Assertions about Ethanol (Thu, 21 Sep 2023)
The CEO of the National Corn Growers Association today pushed back against commentary made by a science advisory board to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that questioned the effectiveness
of ethanol in lowering greenhouse gas emissions. The NCGA leader's comments were made during a public meeting held by the SAB.
“There is no shortage of studies on the environmental benefits of corn ethanol,” NCGA CEO Neil Caskey told the advisory board members. “The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, for
example, has conducted extensive research on the matter and concluded that corn ethanol has reduced greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by 544 million metric tons from 2005- 2019, and that the
feedstock’s carbon intensity is 44% lower than that of petroleum gasoline.”
The testimony comes after the SAB provided commentary to the EPA administrator raising doubts about the effectiveness of ethanol.
The SAB is comprised of experts representing a range of fields who make regular recommendations to EPA leaders. Caskey recently sent a letter to the EPA administrator challenging the commentary.
Caskey also responded to assertions by the SAB that the production of ethanol impacts land use, noting that the data show that as corn production has risen, land used to grow corn has not.
“American farmers planted an estimated 94.1 million acres of corn in 2023, which falls short of the more than 100 million acres corn farmers planted a century ago,” Caskey noted. “In the past
decade, U.S. corn production has been over six times the production of the 1930s with fewer corn acres.”
The testimony is the latest in a series of actions NCGA has taken to defend and promote ethanol. The organization has also been encouraging
the Biden administration to take the necessary steps to ensure that the aviation sector is able to use the important biofuel.
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NCGA to EPA: Science Shows that Ethanol is Important to Lowering Emissions (Fri, 15 Sep 2023)
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) sent a letter this week to the Environmental Protection
Agency addressing recent concerns raised by the agency’s scientific advisory board about the environmental benefits of ethanol.
In a letter sent to EPA Administrator Michael Regan on Thursday, NCGA CEO Neil Caskey noted that the research shows unequivocally that ethanol is important to addressing climate change.
“There are no shortage of studies on the environmental benefits of corn ethanol,” Caskey said. “The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, for example, has conducted extensive research
on the matter and concluded that corn ethanol has reduced GHG emissions in the U.S. by 544 million metric tons from 2005- 2019 and that the feedstock’s carbon intensity is 44 percent lower than that
of petroleum gasoline.”
The letter was sent after EPA’s scientific advisory board submitted draft commentary on the Volume Requirements for 2023 and Beyond under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program. In the
commentary, the advisory board questions ethanol’s ability to significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions and raises concerns that the production of ethanol increases land use.
The letter noted that corn growers are doing more with less land.
“American farmers planted an estimated 94.1 million acres of corn in 2023, which falls short of the more than 100 million acres corn farmers planted a century ago,” Caskey noted. “In the past decade,
U.S. corn production has been over six times the production of the 1930s with fewer corn acres.”
Caskey also highlighted ethanol’s importance in advancing the Biden administration’s climate agenda.
“It is important to note that any decision that hampers the use of these environmentally friendly products would complicate President Biden’s ambitious climate goals, which will almost certainly
require the use of biofuels, such as corn ethanol, to be successful,” he said.
Caskey will provide verbal remarks before the SAB later this month.
READ THE LETTER
>> Read more
The CEO of the National Corn Growers Association today pushed back against commentary made by a science advisory board to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that questioned the effectiveness
of ethanol in lowering greenhouse gas emissions. The NCGA leader's comments were made during a public meeting held by the SAB.
“There is no shortage of studies on the environmental benefits of corn ethanol,” NCGA CEO Neil Caskey told the advisory board members. “The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, for
example, has conducted extensive research on the matter and concluded that corn ethanol has reduced greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by 544 million metric tons from 2005- 2019, and that the
feedstock’s carbon intensity is 44% lower than that of petroleum gasoline.”
The testimony comes after the SAB provided commentary to the EPA administrator raising doubts about the effectiveness of ethanol.
The SAB is comprised of experts representing a range of fields who make regular recommendations to EPA leaders. Caskey recently sent a letter to the EPA administrator challenging the commentary.
Caskey also responded to assertions by the SAB that the production of ethanol impacts land use, noting that the data show that as corn production has risen, land used to grow corn has not.
“American farmers planted an estimated 94.1 million acres of corn in 2023, which falls short of the more than 100 million acres corn farmers planted a century ago,” Caskey noted. “In the past
decade, U.S. corn production has been over six times the production of the 1930s with fewer corn acres.”
The testimony is the latest in a series of actions NCGA has taken to defend and promote ethanol. The organization has also been encouraging
the Biden administration to take the necessary steps to ensure that the aviation sector is able to use the important biofuel.
>> Read more
NCGA to EPA: Science Shows that Ethanol is Important to Lowering Emissions (Fri, 15 Sep 2023)
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) sent a letter this week to the Environmental Protection
Agency addressing recent concerns raised by the agency’s scientific advisory board about the environmental benefits of ethanol.
In a letter sent to EPA Administrator Michael Regan on Thursday, NCGA CEO Neil Caskey noted that the research shows unequivocally that ethanol is important to addressing climate change.
“There are no shortage of studies on the environmental benefits of corn ethanol,” Caskey said. “The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, for example, has conducted extensive research
on the matter and concluded that corn ethanol has reduced GHG emissions in the U.S. by 544 million metric tons from 2005- 2019 and that the feedstock’s carbon intensity is 44 percent lower than that
of petroleum gasoline.”
The letter was sent after EPA’s scientific advisory board submitted draft commentary on the Volume Requirements for 2023 and Beyond under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program. In the
commentary, the advisory board questions ethanol’s ability to significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions and raises concerns that the production of ethanol increases land use.
The letter noted that corn growers are doing more with less land.
“American farmers planted an estimated 94.1 million acres of corn in 2023, which falls short of the more than 100 million acres corn farmers planted a century ago,” Caskey noted. “In the past decade,
U.S. corn production has been over six times the production of the 1930s with fewer corn acres.”
Caskey also highlighted ethanol’s importance in advancing the Biden administration’s climate agenda.
“It is important to note that any decision that hampers the use of these environmentally friendly products would complicate President Biden’s ambitious climate goals, which will almost certainly
require the use of biofuels, such as corn ethanol, to be successful,” he said.
Caskey will provide verbal remarks before the SAB later this month.
READ THE LETTER
>> Read more
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