Americas > California’s LCFS may be increasing emissions beyond the state -report

California’s LCFS may be increasing emissions beyond the state -report

Published 23:28 on July 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 03:13 on July 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Other APAC, RINs & LCFS, South & Central, US, Voluntary

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) falls short in accounting for secondary effects, economists at the University of California said in a report Tuesday, as the recent boom in renewable diesel (RD) production has led to global agricultural land-use change not fully accounted for in the programme.
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) falls short in accounting for secondary effects, economists at the University of California said in a report Tuesday, as the recent boom in renewable diesel (RD) production has led to global agricultural land-use change not fully accounted for in the programme.


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