California lays out initial concepts for LCFS target step change, auto-acceleration mechanism

Published 21:42 on May 22, 2023  /  Last updated at 21:42 on May 22, 2023  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

California regulator ARB on Monday published its initial design considerations for mechanisms to ratchet up the stringency of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), including a one-time ‘step change’ in the programme’s carbon intensity (CI) targets and a measure to automatically tighten the GHG reduction goals if set parameters are hit.
California regulator ARB on Monday published its initial design considerations for mechanisms to ratchet up the stringency of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), including a one-time ‘step change’ in the programme’s carbon intensity (CI) targets and a measure to automatically tighten the GHG reduction goals if set parameters are hit.


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