Low Carbon Fuel Standard
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The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is a California regulatory program that reduces greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels by requiring fuel producers to lower the carbon intensity of their products over time.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental regulation
ⓘ
market-based regulation ⓘ |
| administeredBy | California Air Resources Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| allows |
banking of credits
ⓘ
trading of credits ⓘ |
| appliesInJurisdiction | State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life-cycle assessment of fuels ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| encourages |
biofuels deployment
ⓘ
electrification of transportation ⓘ hydrogen fuel use ⓘ renewable natural gas use ⓘ use of low-carbon alternative fuels ⓘ |
| environmentalGoal | reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels by at least 10 percent by 2020 ⓘ |
| fullName | California Low Carbon Fuel Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
British Columbia Low Carbon Fuel Standard
NERFINISHED
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Canada Clean Fuel Regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon Clean Fuels Program NERFINISHED ⓘ proposed federal low carbon fuel policies in the United States ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Assembly Bill 32 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mechanism |
performance standard based on carbon intensity
ⓘ
tradable credits system ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | California Air Resources Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
lower the carbon intensity of transportation fuels over time
ⓘ
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels ⓘ |
| penalizes | high carbon intensity fuels ⓘ |
| policyArea |
greenhouse gas emissions reduction
ⓘ
transportation fuels ⓘ |
| policyDesign | technology-neutral standard ⓘ |
| policyInstrument | tradable credits ⓘ |
| policyType | low carbon fuel standard ⓘ |
| regulator | California Air Resources Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | cap-and-trade program of California ⓘ |
| requires | annual reduction in average carbon intensity of transportation fuels ⓘ |
| scope |
diesel
ⓘ
gasoline ⓘ substitute transportation fuels ⓘ |
| shortName | LCFS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| targetsEntity |
fuel importers
ⓘ
fuel producers ⓘ refiners ⓘ |
| targetsSector | transportation sector ⓘ |
| updatedTarget | deeper carbon intensity reductions beyond 2020 ⓘ |
| usesMetric |
carbon intensity
ⓘ
grams of CO2 equivalent per megajoule of energy ⓘ |
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