Groups Support Expansion of Biofuels Blending

This week, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and Growth Energy jointly submitted comments to the Canadian Province of Ontario supporting the expansion of biofuels blending in the Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan. The comments applaud Ontario's commitment to implementing a 15% renewable content in gasoline by 2025 and highlight the retail success of 15% ethanol-blended fuel, or E15.

"For decades now, North American farmers and ethanol producers have continued to benefit from tariff-free borders," the comments noted. "With an existing North American supply chain, Ontario can rest assured that the increase in demand from a move to 15% ethanol will be met by this vibrant marketplace. Collectively, the North American industry is poised to assist Ontario attain its ambitious climate goals and to support this ambitious provincial move."

该评论还感谢安大略省的环境部考虑到我们以前提交的评论，从2017年和2018年开始，在计划中，乙醇混合的环境效益，如e15，在他们的计划中。这样做为安大略省人民提供了环境和经济利益，并有助于实现加拿大的长期气候目标。

"We appreciate the ministry taking our previous comments of March 2017 and January 2018 into account and strongly support the proposal to increase the ethanol content of gasoline to 15% by 2025. As we noted in our earlier comments, increasing ethanol concentrations in fuel presents tremendous benefits to the public in the form of lower GHG emissions, lower levels of other pollutants, improved fuel properties (cleaner and cooler burning), and economic benefits to Canada’s critical agricultural economy."