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Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexander SilveiraHe said on Wednesday, October 10, that the federal government intends to reach a 25% biodiesel blend in diesel. But Silvera did not mention the expected time to reach this percentage. According to Silveira, this will be done through a draft law “Fuel of the future.”
Currently, the mixture ratio is 12%, and from March it will be 14%. For 2025, the government plans to use 15% of biodiesel in diesel.
What is the biodiesel project about?
project of law “Fuel of the future” The government handed it over to Congress in September last year. The proposal creates a set of initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and encourage the use and production of biofuels.
Topics converge on Carbon removal For the transportation energy matrix, to industrialize the country, and to increase the energy efficiency of vehicles.
The text proposes integration between the National Biofuels Policy (RenovaBio), the ROTA 2030 Program – Mobility and Logistics, and the Brazilian Vehicle Labeling Program (PBE Vecular).
The methodology that will be adopted is to evaluate the entire life cycle of fuel (from well to wheel) to evaluate the emissions of different energy sources used in transportation, which includes the stages of energy generation, extraction, production, and fuel use. This integration aims to mitigate equivalent CO2 emissions while optimizing cost-benefit.
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