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Low Carbon Fuel Standards

MCLI Recommendation: “States can implement a low-carbon fuel standard and should consider doing so.”

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Example States and State Governments

Washington State’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Washington House Bill 1091 (HB 1091) calls for a 10% reduction in the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuels by 2028 and a 20% CI reduction by 2035, targeting producers and importers of transpo...

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The Inflation Reduction Act

New: The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund are announcing the launch of an additional resource on the Inflation Reduction Act Tracker website: the IRA litigation case ...

Example States and State Governments

NY Proposed Assembly Bill A862 (2021)

This NYS Assembly Bill establishes the low carbon fuel standard of 2021; such standard is intended to reduce carbon intensity from the on-road transportation sector by 20% by 2032, with further reduct...

Example States and State Governments

Oregon Clean Fuels Program

Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program is a state-level standard designed to shift transportation fuels away from high-carbon petroleum. The 2009 Oregon Legislature passed HB 2186 authorizing the Oregon Environ...

Example Foreign

UK Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation

The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation initially required that 5 percent of all road vehicle fuel be supplied from sustainable renewable sources by 2010. It has been amended to target 12.4% of road v...

Example States and State Governments

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard is the first state-level standard designed to shift transportation fuels away from high-carbon petroleum. It establishes separate standards for gasoline and diese...

Example Foreign

British Columbia Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements Act

British Columbia’s Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements Act initially mandated fuel suppliers in B.C. to sell gasoline and diesel containing 5% and 4% percent renewable fuels, respectively, by 2...