Farm Progress America, September 18, 2024

In April, the U.S. EPA enacted the tailpipe emissions rule which was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

At least 68 percent of new cars sold by 2023 are required to be electric vehicles, which is part of Biden's mandate.

This push is part of the Biden's administration to cut carbon emissions.

However, the rule is facing opposition from a wide variety of industries, not just ag. In total, 56 industries or organizations are named in the brief including the National Farmer's Union and the American Farm Bureau.

The brief also states that the administration overstepped the bounds by basically mandating electric vehicles instead of looking at real world clean energy solutions-- specifically biofuels.

While the biofuel industry believes in Biden's goals, the brief says the current rule disregards the biofuel standards set by Congress.

The brief also says that even electric vehicles have carbon emissions when they are being charged so nothing is free of carbon emissions.

Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Mike Pearson, farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness .