The path is open for the adoption of B15 at the next CNPE meeting, says Deputy Arnaldo Jardim

Federal Deputy Arnaldo Jardim (Cidadania-SP) stated that the adoption of B15 (a blend of 15% biodiesel with fossil diesel) should be approved at the next meeting of the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE), which is expected to occur in the last week of the month. According to him, this can happen thanks to advances that include inspection and combating fuel adulteration. "Now we are going to be able to move to B15," the parliamentarian told the press behind the scenes of the Low Carbon Mobility for Brazil (MBCBrasil) seminar on Monday. According to him, the previous impasse - which prevented the advancement from B14 to B15 - was justified by pending studies and concerns about fraud in fuel commercialization. "They claimed that they would not go from B14 to B15 due to study reasons and because they were concerned with a high degree of adulteration," he stated. Since then, three measures have been taken, according to his account: the Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre ...