Renewable diesel in the USA Cerulogy’s 2022 report ‘Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral (Oil)?’ explored how aggressive expansion of renewable diesel1 production in the USA impacts markets for vegetable oils around the world (Malins & Sandford, 2022). This retrospective blog post evaluates how the renewable diesel industry has grown in response to various market pressures since […]
Cerulogy is working for the European Commission on certification methodologies permanent carbon removals under the EU carbon removal certification framework (CRCF). Dr Malins chaired sessions focused on the certification of DACCS, BECCS and biochar carbon removal on the third day of the 4th meeting of the European Commission’s Expert Group.
The second Global Automaker Rating report, published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), assesses how global car manufacturers are placed in their adoption of electric vehicles. The report covers technology, market, and corporate governance dimensions. Having supported the first Global Automaker Rating in 2023, Cerulogy were glad to contribute once again by reviewing […]
Indirect land use change (ILUC) can add significantly to biofuels’ carbon footprint, and the EU has implemented measures to limit ILUC arising from its energy policy. The paper argues that ‘low ILUC-risk’ certification could be positioned as a gold standard of biofuel sustainability, as it minimises biofuels’ impacts on food markets and on ILUC, and […]
Cerulogy is working for the European Commission Directorate General for Climate Action in partnership with ICF and Fraunhofer ISI on the development of EU certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals. The first document published from this ongoing project is a review of existing certification methodologies for carbon dioxide reductions and removals and of relevant EU […]
Since 2020, Dr Malins has been supporting the development and implementation of the greenhouse gas emissions avoidance calculation methodology of the EU Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for innovative low carbon projects, with expected funding of around €40 billion in the period 2020 to 2030. Below is […]
Clean fuel standards (CFSs) and low-carbon fuel standards (LCFSs) are regulations which oblige fuel suppliers to meet a gradually tightening target for the average emissions intensity of their fuels. CFSs already exist (or are under consideration) in several USA states and in Canada. Cerulogy has developed a model for the USA’s road transport sector covering […]
In 2023, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) released its first annual Global Automaker Rating, assessing the readiness of car manufacturers for the transition to electric vehicles. Dr Sandford and Dr Malins supported the development of the rating by reviewing ICCT’s methodology and data collection.
Cerulogy supported the Changing Markets Foundation with the analysis of methane emissions presented in their Emissions Impossible report, highlighting the climate change impact of companies in the meat and dairy industry.
Remember the AVMO: Growth of the USA’s renewable diesel production capacityDecember 12, 2024
Biofuels and food marketsSeptember 9, 2024
Vertical Take-off? Cost Implications and Industrial Development Scenarios for the UK SAF MandateSeptember 5, 2024
4th meeting of the EU expert group on carbon removalsAugust 9, 2024