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July 31, 2023
Low-Carbon Fuels Gaining Policy Support to Address Transportation Sector Emissions
Clean fuel programs are becoming a key strategy to address the transportation sector’s contribution to climate change by incentivizing the shift to lower-carbon alternatives.
Low-carbon fuel programs are gaining prominence as an important avenue to help decarbonize the transportation sector, which accounts for a third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Recent actions range from biofuel mandates…Read the full report
Key Takeaways
- EPA has established biofuel volume requirements for 2023-2025 under the Renewable Fuel Standard program, a key federal policy aimed to advance the use of low-carbon, domestically produced renewable fuels.
- A bill introduced in the U.S. House seeks to create an aviation-only low carbon fuel standard to reduce the average carbon intensity of aviation fuel by half by 2050.
- Washington launched its clean fuel standard in January, while California has enacted legislation to establish a transition plan as the state moves away from petroleum fuels.
- At least six states introduced legislation this year to establish clean fuel standards or low carbon fuel programs.
