ďĞŝŶŐ ƵƐĞĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ŝƐ ĨƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ &ĂƚƐ
ĂŶĚ WƌŽƚĞŝŶƐ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͘ /Ĩ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů͕ ƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ
ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐǁŝůůďĞŶĞĮƚĨƌŽŵĂƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůŶĞǁŵĂƌŬĞƚ͘
^ƚƌŽŶŐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ŝĚĞŶ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŝŶ ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ
electric vehicles (EVs) as soon as possible. The White House
ŝƐ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ďLJ
the military, to promote development and use of greater
renewable energy and EVs. The goal is to electrify as much
ŽĨƚŚĞĨĞĚĞƌĂůǀĞŚŝĐůĞŇĞĞƚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞŐƌĞĞŶŚŽƵƐĞ
ŐĂƐ ĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ŇĞĞƚ ŚĂƐ ϲϰϱ͕ϬϬϬ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐ ĂŶĚ
the US Postal Service operates more than one-third of them.
Congressional Democrats are also laser focused on EVs.
Biodiesel and renewable diesel have an important role
ƚŽƉůĂLJŝŶĂŶLJƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƚŽsƐƐŝŶĐĞůŝƋƵŝĚĨƵĞůƐĂƌĞĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ
ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĨŽƌ ůŽŶŐͲŚĂƵů ƚƌƵĐŬŝŶŐ͕ ĨĂƌŵ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŵŽĚĞƐŶŽƚĞĂƐŝůLJĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚƚŽsƐŝŶƚŚĞŶĞĂƌ
ƚĞƌŵ͘ǀŝĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŵĂƌŝŶĞǀĞƐƐĞůƐĂůƐŽŽīĞƌŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌ
ďŝŽĨƵĞůƐƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĞĂƐŝůLJĞůĞĐƚƌŝĮĞĚ͘
dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ůŝƚŵƵƐ ƚĞƐƚ ŝŶ ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ ŽŶ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ
will occur when the House considers a broad infrastructure
package this spring. The North American Renderers
ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ;EZͿŝƐĂĐƟǀĞŝŶĂŶĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
ĐŽĂůŝƟŽŶ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ƌŽĂĚƐ͕ ďƌŝĚŐĞƐ͕ ǁĂƚĞƌǁĂLJƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƌƚƐ ƐŽ
ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ ĐĂŶ ŵŽǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJ͘ dŚĞ ďŝůů͕
however, will likely be far broader than that.
ĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ŝĚĞŶ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶĞĚ ŽŶ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ
ϭϬϬ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ĐůĞĂŶ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ ďLJ ϮϬϯϱ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ŶĞǁ
jobs in a ramped-up renewable energy industry. Beyond
ŐĞŶĞƌĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ
ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ ƚŚĞ ĐůĞĂŶ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ ůŝƩůĞ ŝƐ
ŬŶŽǁŶLJĞƚĂďŽƵƚĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽĨƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͛Ɛďŝůů͘sƐĂƌĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ
ƚŽĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚůLJ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƚŽƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĂƐ
soon as possible to renewable sources of electricity.
The future of a huge infrastructure package hinges in
large part on the real challenge of how to pay for it. Revenue-
ƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ƚĂdž ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͕
ĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞƐĂƌĞŚŝŐŚůLJĂůĂƌŵĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞΨϮϳƚƌŝůůŝŽŶͲ
ƉůƵƐƐŬLJƌŽĐŬĞƟŶŐĨĞĚĞƌĂůĚĞďƚ͕ŶŽƚĐŽƵŶƟŶŐƚŚĞΨϭ͘ϵƚƌŝůůŝŽŶ
American Rescue Plan Act approved by Congress in mid-March.
Congress is holding climate hearings and releasing a
myriad of proposals and bills. In early March, Democrats
ŽŶƚŚĞŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂů,ŽƵƐĞŶĞƌŐLJĂŶĚŽŵŵĞƌĐĞŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
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no later than 2030. The targets come from the United
EĂƟŽŶƐ /ŶƚĞƌŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂů WĂŶĞů ŽŶ ůŝŵĂƚĞ ŚĂŶŐĞ͘ dŚĞ
ďŝůů ǁŽƵůĚ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ Ă ŶĂƟŽŶǁŝĚĞ ĐůĞĂŶ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ
requiring all retail electricity suppliers to obtain 100 percent
clean electricity by 2035. It would also reduce energy use in
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚůŽǁĞƌŝŶŐĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐĨƌŽŵƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ ƵƐĞĚ ŝŶ ĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJ
funded projects. The bill includes support for worker and
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŶĞǁ njĞƌŽ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ
ǁĂƐƚĞ ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ďŝůů͛Ɛ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ũƵƐƟĐĞ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ
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ƐĂĨĞƚLJ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĨŽƌďƌŽǁŶĮĞůĚƐĐůĞĂŶƵƉƐ͘
ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >E &ƵƚƵƌĞ Đƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ĂīĞĐƚ
the rendering industry’s access to by-products. It would
provide $100 million a year for 10 years in grants to states
ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ ůĂƌŐĞͲƐĐĂůĞ ĐŽŵƉŽƐƟŶŐ Žƌ ĂŶĂĞƌŽďŝĐ ĚŝŐĞƐƟŽŶ
food-to-waste energy projects to reduce food waste. While
EZƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƐƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨŶŽƚǁĂƐƟŶŐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚ
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gases, renderers believe composters and anaerobic digesters
ƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚƌĞĐĞŝǀĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐƚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐŝŶĐĞ
they compete with renderers in the marketplace for meat
ĂŶĚ ďŽŶĞ ůĞŌŽǀĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŐƌŽĐĞƌLJ ƐƚŽƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĞĂƚ ůŽĐŬĞƌƐ͘
EZ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ Ă ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ͕ ůĞǀĞů ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ĮĞůĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů
advocate for the industry’s interests on Capitol Hill.
tŚŝůĞŝĚĞŶƌĂŶŽŶĂƉůĂƞŽƌŵŽĨǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞĂŝƐůĞ
ŝŶĂďŝƉĂƌƟƐĂŶŵĂŶŶĞƌ͕ŚŝƐĮƌƐƚǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŝŶŽŶŐƌĞƐƐƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ
the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill was approved on a partyline
Senate vote without Republican support. Important
concessions had to be made to win all Democrat votes in the
^ĞŶĂƚĞ͘dŚŝƐƐŚŽǁĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞůŝďĞƌĂůĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐ
ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ƚŽ ǁŝŶ ŝƐ ŐŽǀĞƌŶĞĚ ďLJ ŝƚƐ ŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞ
members. The path to success for the Democrats’ climate
vision depends upon gaining support from moderate and
ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞĞŵŽĐƌĂƚƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐ^ĞŶĂƚŽƌ:ŽĞDĂŶĐŚŝŶĨƌŽŵ
West Virginia and others. This gives them sizeable leverage
ĂƐďŝůůƐĂƌĞǁƌŝƩĞŶ͘^ŝŶĐĞDĂŶĐŚŝŶĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂĐĂƌďŽŶ
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Democrats may need to make concessions to moderate
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