# The Unintended Consequences of the Renewable Fuel Standard | RealClearEnergy

> An opinion piece argues the Renewable Fuel Standard has produced unintended consequences, citing former lawmakers and Al Gore who now criticize the program. It explains how refiners comply through RINs and the RVO mandate. The piece offers commentary rather than new policy action.

- Date: 2019-04-05 · published 2019-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59466-the-unintended-consequences-of-the-renewable-fuel-standard-realclearenergy
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

It reflects ongoing political pressure on the RFS, which could eventually change biofuel mandates that drive soybean oil and corn ethanol demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-03-15 | [News, Notices and Announcements for the Renewable Fuel Standard \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65893-news-notices-and-announcements-for-the-renewable-fuel-standard-us-epa.md) | +1.9% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2017-12-14 | [A Look at the 2018 Renewable Fuel Standards - NATSO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67353-a-look-at-the-2018-renewable-fuel-standards-natso.md) | -0.5% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2017-01-26 | [The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Waiver Authority and Modification of Volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72875-the-renewable-fuel-standard-rfs-waiver-authority-and-modification-of-volumes.md) | -1.6% | -7.3% |
| SBO | 2016-12-21 | [The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Waiver Authority and Modification of Volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73345-the-renewable-fuel-standard-rfs-waiver-authority-and-modification-of-volumes.md) | -3.3% | -2.5% |
| SBO | 2018-02-05 | [The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Waiver Authority and Modification of Volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66363-the-renewable-fuel-standard-rfs-waiver-authority-and-modification-of-volumes.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-03-15 | [News, Notices and Announcements for the Renewable Fuel Standard \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65893-news-notices-and-announcements-for-the-renewable-fuel-standard-us-epa.md) | -1.7% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2017-12-14 | [A Look at the 2018 Renewable Fuel Standards - NATSO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67353-a-look-at-the-2018-renewable-fuel-standards-natso.md) | +2.3% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2016-12-21 | [The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Waiver Authority and Modification of Volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73345-the-renewable-fuel-standard-rfs-waiver-authority-and-modification-of-volumes.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- realclearenergy.org: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2019/04/05/the_unintended_consequences_of_the_renewable_fuel_standard__110422.html

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