Most of the rest of the country was asleep Friday night when the California Air Resources Board (CARB) wrapped up a 12 hour public meeting at midnight local time on amendments to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).
The updates include increasing the target to reduce carbon emissions of transportation fuels 30%, instead of 20, by the year 2030, and a 20% limit on renewable diesel produced from vegetable oils.
Clean Fuels Alliance America commended the CARB action, calling it a move that marks another step forward in California’s decarbonization leadership. “Clean Fuels acknowledges CARB’s continued commitment to a cleaner future, while recognizing there is more work ahead to ensure crop-based renewable fuels are recognized as a long-term solution.”