Obama’s Visit to Brazil Yields ‘Encouraging’ Renewable Fuels Cooperation, According to Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association

Two important announcements involving renewable energy made on the opening day of U.S. President Barack Obama’s official visit to Brazil, both directly relevant to Brazil’s successful sugarcane ethanol industry, are encouraging signs that Brazil and the U.S. are on a path to achieve free, unobstructed trade for clean, renewable biofuels.... 

Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Supports EPA Decision But Urges U.S. Congress to Do Its Part on Ethanol Import Tariff

The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) welcomes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to maintain the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) at its current level, but urges Congress to reduce the imported ethanol tariff that increases the cost of gasoline for American drivers. “Today’s EPA decision was sound. It...