Biofuture Industry Council: Osaka Call to Action on Sustainable Biofuels & Bio-based Chemicals
FROM THE BIOFUTURE INDUSTRY COUNCIL As Industry leaders from across the sustainable biofuels value chain, we express our full support for ambitious climate and energy policies and the need to reduce GHG emissions from all modes of transport and industry. We applaud the leadership of Brazil, India, Italy, and Japan for introducing the Belém 4X […]
A New Milestone for EU Climate Policy: 90% Emission Reduction Target by 2040
On Wednesday 5 November, the European Council reached an important political agreement on amending the European climate law, which was first adopted in 2021 to provide the legal foundation for the EU’s long-term climate policies, in line with the Paris Agreement. The Council’s agreement has introduced a binding intermediate climate target for 2040 of a 90% […]
CEM Biofuture Platform Initiative launches Declaration on Sustainable Chemicals and Materials
São Paulo, 8 November 2025 — On the sidelines of COP30, government representatives and industry leaders today announced the launch of the Biofuture Platform Declaration on Sustainable Chemicals and Materials, a landmark international statement to accelerate the transition from fossil carbon to sustainable carbon feedstocks in the global chemical industry. The Declaration was developed under […]
Italy, Japan and India Join Brazil’s Pledge to Quadruple Global Sustainable Fuels by 2035
Brazil has officially launched the “Belém 4×” Commitment for Sustainable Fuels (Compromisso de Belém pelos Combustíveis Sustentáveis), a landmark international pledge to quadruple global production and use of sustainable fuels by 2035. The initiative, which was unveiled during a pre-COP30 event that took place in Brasília on 14 October 2025, aims to accelerate the transition toward a […]
Biofuture Platform event at CEM16
Sustainable fuels play an important role by complementing direct electrification and energy efficiency measures to reduce emissions from parts of transport and industry, while providing energy diversification, security, and economic development opportunities. Demand for sustainable biofuels such as ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and biomethane, is set to expand by 2030, but remains […]
ITALY announced as Chair of multilateral CEM Biofuture Platform
Italy appointed as Chair of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Biofuture Platform Initiative.
Technical Track on Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS)
Consistency check comparing Mission Innovation’s Data Visualization Tool for Bioresources and the Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Initiative Global Biomass data accessible via the US Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Knowledge Discovery Framework (KDF).
Workshop Announcement: Addressing investment barriers by improving documentation of sustainable biomass resources
Workshop organized by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and IEA Bioenergy Task 43 (Sustainable Biomass)
Just Announced: Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Platform Initiative Launches Global Biomass Resource Assessment
New International Biomass Feedstock Portal Provides First-of-its-Kind Data on the World-wide Availability of Sustainable Biomass Resources.
Recommendations to Improve Carbon Accounting of Bio-based Fuels and Products
Participants in the Carbon Accounting Workshop, held in conjunction with the G20 Energy Transition Working Group meetings in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, reached consensus on the recommendations below.