Transcript Designing Law and Policy for the Transition to Sustainable Energy

United States
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Designing Law and Policy for the
Transition to Sustainable Energy:
The Case Study of Biofuels
USDA’s Support For The
Obama Administration’s Biofuels Roadmap
June 9 , 2011
Ottawa, Canada
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President’s Biofuel Directive
 May 5, 2009 directive establishing a new working group to be
chaired by the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture and the
Administrator of the EPA.
 The group will work with the National Biomass Research and
Development Board on:
 Creating a biofuel market development program to boost
next-generation biofuels, increase use of flex-fuel vehicles,
and assist retail market development
 Coordinating infrastructure policies
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President’s Steps to Boost Biofuels
 Comprehensive Strategy
 Enhance American Energy Independence
 Foundation for New Clean Economy
 New industries and jobs
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Steps to Boost Biofuels Production
 Biofuels Working Group Report (Growing America’s
Fuel)- Released in February 2010
 Roadmap for accomplishing 36 billion gallon by
2022
 Leveraging resources to support 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
generation renewable fuels
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Steps to Boost Biofuels Production
 USDA Biofuels Strategic Production Report- Released in
June 2010
 Regionalization Strategies
 Additional Investment- 527 new biorefineries totaling $168 billion
investment
 Advanced Biofuel Mandate – 21 bgy
 14.6 bgy – dedicated energy crops
 4.6 bgy – crop residues
 3.0 bgy – woody biomass
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America’s Energy Security- Blueprint for a
Secure Energy Future
 Reduction of Imported Oil by 1/3 by 2025
 Expanding Biofuels Markets and Commercializing New
Technologies
 4 Commercial-scale cellulosic or advanced biorefineries in the next 2
years
 Clean Energy Standard
 80% of Nation’s electricity from clean energy sources by 2035
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Farm-Bill Title IX-Energy
 Biorefinery Assistance Loan Guarantee Program
 Repowering Assistance Program
 Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels
 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
 Biomass Crop Assistance Program
 Biomass Research and Development Program
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USDA Projects Supporting Clean Energy
 MOU with Department of Navy
 MOU with FAA/ Farm to Fly
 USDA Regional Biomass Research Centers
 Wood to Energy
 MOU with the Dairy Industry
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