Episode 25: Consumption Trends - Biomass-Based Diesel

Biomass-Based Diesel (BBD) has increased its share of the diesel fuel market from 0.5% volume in 2010 to 5.0% in 2018 and is projected to reach 10% by 2022. The widespread acceptance of BBD can be attributed to its broad compatibility with the U.S. transportation fuel infrastructure and positive environmental attributes. We spent time with Dr. Tristan Brown, Associate Professor of Energy Resource Economics at SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry to learn more about the role of BBD in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. This legislation places the state of New York under a legal obligation to achieve a 100% net reduction of GHG by 2050, economy wide.