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Aug 2023
51m 37s

Biofuels on the Edge with Walter Cronin

Paul Chapman, HC Group
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Biofuels on the Edge with Walter Cronin Biofuels are key to decarbonize transportation in the energy transition. However, poor harvests, weak regulatory support, war and inflation all threaten the key grain and oilseed feedstocks. Money is flowing into processing and infrastructure, but have the risks been priced in? This year only Brazil’s bumper crop of ... Show More
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