Public Comments for Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program

This page last reviewed April 22, 2010

This page provides the public and stakeholders opportunities to comment on the ARB's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program pursuant to the California Assembly Bill AB 32 and the Governor's Executive Order S-01-07. After the Board approved the LCFS in April 2009, the Board also directed staff to create several workgroups to address the issues identified by the stockholders.  Several workgroups are specified below.

1. Lifecycle Analysis: Investigation of the lifecycle of Energy Use and Greenhouse Gases of available fuel pathways (so called Well-to-Wheel or WTW) including Sustainability, Land Use Conversion, Fuel Co-products, Default Values, Uncertainty, etc.

2. Compliance and Enforcement: Development of the Compliance Tools and Enforcement Protocol for the LCFS such as tracking, certification, and enforcement of fuels and fuel feedstock of LCFS.

3. Policy and Regulatory: Examination and Recommendations of the appropriate Policy and Regulatory frameworks for LCFS Program in accordance to the California Legislature mandates and Governor's Executive Orders.

4. Environmental and Economic: Evaluation of Economic and Environmental Impacts of the LCFS Program including Cost Effectiveness, Environmental Justice, Multimedia Impacts, etc. of the LCFS Program.

5. General Comments:  All other general comments about the ARB's LCFS Program.
6. Comments for LCFS Workshops:
7. Comments for LCFS Workgroups:
  • LCFS Expert Workgroup
  • LCFS Reporting Workgroup
  • LCFS Sustainability Workgroup
  • LCFS High Carbon Intensity Workgroup

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