The promise of waste-based second-generation ethanol has yet to materialize. The only notable bright spot is Brazil, which offers the clearest commercial template for 2G ethanol.
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s new Land Sector and Removals Standard is likely to change how companies frame biofuels in corporate carbon reporting. Taking effect on 1 January 2027, the standard applies to agriculture and CO2 removal technologies, but not yet to forestry.
Japan’s road transport transition is often framed as a contest between battery-electric vehicles and the internal combustion engine. In practice, the decision facing conservative Japanese motorists looks more complicated.
Vietnam’s latest increase in biofuel sales reflects more than short-term demand movement. It marks a stronger execution phase in the country’s transport fuel policy.
Thailand’s latest fuel price increase underscores the limits of the country’s long-used Oil Fuel Fund and highlights the lack of a settled long-term framework for alternative fuels.
