Among the states, New York is pursuing one of the most aggressive climate programs, publicly exploring efforts to achieve full electrification and elimination of combustion in both transportation and space heating sectors. To ensure that the state's climate programs and objectives are fully informed and science-based, we aim to educate key New York State stakeholders about the technical aspects and economic, performance, environmental and public health benefits of biodiesel and its feedstocks. As you know, the state legislature passed the “Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act” (CLCPA) recently, which calls for economywide greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions of 40% by 2030 and 85% by 2050. With the state’s “drive to electrification” in full gear, we believe it is important to conduct a comprehensive outreach campaign to ensure leaders have a full understanding of the technical properties and multi-level benefits of biodiesel and its feedstocks so that programs contemplate rather than exclude crop-based renewable fuels.

• NBB will conduct an outreach campaign to all major New York State environmental organizations, educating them about the economic, performance, environmental, and public health benefits of biodiesel and its feedstocks. (List available upon request.)
• NBB will conduct outreach to key regulatory agencies to make sure they understand all the technical aspects associated with biodiesel and its use, especially as it relates to GHG and criteria pollutant emissions and the associated benefits relative to both classes of pollutants.
• NBB will attend all regulatory proceedings for the CLCPA and will seek a seat on the implementing advisory committee.
• NBB will report activities and progress on a quarterly basis.

A successful outreach program could lead to high blends of biodiesel used throughout the state as part of CLCPA compliance, creating a positive price impact for soybeans as well as a larger domestic market for soybean oil. In addition to the CLCPA, the New York oilheat industry recently endorsed a statewide plan to increase blends of biodiesel in heating oil from 5% (current law downstate) to 50% in 2030. With all the activity surrounding GHG reduction and biodiesel occurring in New York State, it is important that industry experts be available to answer key technical questions.

Under the educational project funded in the prior fiscal year, NBB's efforts to educate key stakeholders in New York contributed significantly to a B20 Bioheat bill that passed both houses this year and is awaiting delivery to Gov. Hochul, who is expected to sign it into law. Under this proposed project, we will build on that successful effort to bring more technical information to key stakeholders who are contemplating higher blend levels of biodiesel in space heating applications and in transportation programs. A successful outreach program could lead to high blends of biodiesel used throughout the state as part of CLCPA compliance, creating a positive price impact for soybeans as well as a larger domestic market for soybean oil. In addition to the CLCPA, the New York oilheat industry recently endorsed a statewide plan to increase blends of biodiesel in heating oil from 5% (current law downstate) to B50 by 2030. And in transportation, New York Climate Action Council is considering a recommendation for a Clean Fuel Standard to reduce transportation emissions by 20% by 2030, similar to the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard under which biomass-based diesel has undergone a 63-fold increase in volume (from 14 million gallons in 2011 to nearly 900 million gallons in 2020). With all the activity surrounding GHG reduction and biodiesel occurring in New York State, it is important that industry experts be available to answer key technical questions.

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Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Impact on Soy Producers
Growth of biodiesel and renewable diesel production and use will be key to profitability at the soybean producer level as well as throughout the value chain. As a soybean producing state, New York will benefit directly from an increase of biodiesel and renewable diesel use. StoneX Financial Inc. (formerly known as INTL FCStone) assisted NBB in analyzing the impact biodiesel and renewable diesel has had on soybean prices. The StoneX Financial Inc. analysis concluded that, without biodiesel and renewable diesel demand from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), farmgate prices for soybean producers would be 13% less. This equates to $1.17 based on the national average market price for soybeans last year. Based on last year’s acreage that means a strong and growing biodiesel and renewable diesel market added $18,617,040 in revenue for New York soybean producers. At an individual producer level, a New York farm with 500 acres of soybeans benefited an additional $29,835 compared to prices that would have been received if there were no biodiesel and renewable diesel sales.