https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/latest-energy-transition-headlinesEnergy Transitionhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/lng/081426-us-seeks-further-changes-to-eu-due-diligence-law-ambassadorThe US remains critical of measures in the EU's major due diligence regulation that cover companies outside the EU, the US Ambassador to the EU said Aug. 14, despite a recent push from Brussels to simplify the law. "Extraterritorial provisions harm American businesses and workers, but it is not just the US that will suffer," Ambassador Andrew Puzder wrote in a post on the social media platform X,Energy Transition, Natural Gas, LNG, Crude Oil, Refined Products, Emissions, Carbon2026-08-14T16:10:00Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/081426-brazil-targets-b20-approval-by-early-2027-as-producers-push-for-higher-blendsBrazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy expects to complete technical feasibility tests for biodiesel blends up to 20% in diesel by February 2027, with potential regulatory approval at that time or by August 2027 if specification adjustments are required, as biodiesel producers argue the timeline is already behind schedule and push for immediate increases to 16% or higher. The testing program beganAgriculture, Refined Products, Crude Oil, Energy Transition, Biofuels, Oilseeds, Diesel-Gasoil, Vegetable Oils, Gasoline, Renewables2026-08-14T15:55:27Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/energy-transition/081326-brazilian-biomethane-producers-race-to-issue-first-cgob-certificateBrazilian biomethane producers are racing to issue the first compliance certificate, called the CGOB, which is expected this year under a new program aimed at decarbonizing the natural gas sector. "Brazil has the potential to become the world's biggest biomethane producer, and we need to leverage this," Tayane Vieira, head of Environmental, Social, and Governance at biomethane producer Grupo UrcaEnergy Transition, Natural Gas, Electric Power, Agriculture, Renewables, Biofuels, Carbon2026-08-13T21:42:18Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/natural-gas/081326-german-biofuel-biomethane-future-curves-backwardated-on-gas-prices-thg-carryoverThe markets for German biofuel tickets and biomethane GOs have felt the effects of a backwardated gas forward curve, with expectations of additional THG supply further pressuring 2027 discounts. The natural gas forward curve has been consistently backwardated since the outbreak of the war between the US and Iran, with Q4 2026 prices trading at a premium to Q1 2027 delivery for both the Dutch TTFAgriculture, Natural Gas, Electric Power, Energy Transition, Biofuels, Renewables, Emissions2026-08-13T16:01:02Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/081326-brussels-defends-cbam-after-us-ambassadors-protectionism-claimThe European Commission has rejected US Ambassador to the EU, Andrew Puzder's labeling of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism as protectionism, insisting the measure is a climate tool designed to prevent carbon leakage rather than a disguised tariff. A commission spokesperson said Aug. 13 that CBAM differs fundamentally from traditional tariffs because it applies equally to all countries basedEnergy Transition, Metals & Mining, Electric Power, Emissions, Carbon, Ferrous, Non-Ferrous, Hydrogen2026-08-13T10:22:54Z