Low Carbon Fuel Standard Environmental and Economic Workgroup

This page last reviewed March 28, 2011

Meetings, Activities, and Workshops
March 27, 2009 Public workshop to discuss the proposed LCFS regulation including the economic and environmental impact analyses, and other portions of the Staff Report. The workshop will be held at:

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building - Room: Byron Sher Auditorium
1001 "I" St - Sacramento CA 95814 - (This meeting will be webcast)
(Please email your comment or question to auditorium@calepa.ca.gov )
  • Workshop Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-58k)
  • ARB Staff Presentation - Color (PDF-98k), BW for printing (PDF-101k)
  • Other Presentations:
    • "Biofuels and land-use change" by John Sheehan - University of Minesota (PDF-3.16 mb)
    • "RFA Comments at March 27, 2009 ARB LCFS Workshop" by AIR, Inc. (PDF-22k)
January 30, 2009 Public Meeting to discuss the updates of the draft LCFS, the fuel pathways, and the economic and environmental impact analyses . The meeting will be held at:

Time : 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location : Cal/EPA Headquarters Building - Room: Coastal Hearing
1001 "I" St - Sacramento CA 95814 - (This meeting will be webcast) (Please email your comment or question to coastal@calepa.ca.gov)
  • Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-152k)
  • Revised Meeting Agenda (PDF-11k)
  • Revision to the Draft LCFS Regulation(PDF-110k)
  • ARB Staff Presentations:
  • Other Presentations:
    • "Treatment of Time in Lifecycle Analysis"by Union of Concerned Scientists (PDF-29k)
    • "Assessment of Direct and Indirect GHG Emissions Associated with Petroleum Fuels"by Life Cycle Associates, LLC  (on behalf of the New Fuels Alliance) (PDF-140k)
    • "Comments on ARB's Indirect Land Use Technical Considerations" by Renewable Fuels Association (PDF-21k)
December 2, 2008

Public Meeting to discuss the LCFS environmental and economic analyses, update to the draft regulatory language, and fuel lifecycle pathways. The meeting will be held at:

Time : 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location : Cal/EPA Headquarters Building - Room: Sierra Auditorium
1001 "I" St - Sacramento CA 95814 - (This meeting will be webcast )

  • Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-147k)
  • Staff Contact for the LCFS Regulations (PDF-11k)
  • ARB Staff Documents:
    • Changes to the Draft Regulation for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (PDF-196k) (as of December 1, 2008)
    • Proposed Economic Analysis for the LCFS (PDF-35k)
    • Proposed Environmental Analysis Workplan for the LCFS (PDF-30k)
  • ARB Staff Presentations:
  • Other Presentations:
    • "Comments on ARB October 16 Land Use Emission Estimates" by Air Improvement Resource (on behalf of Renewable Fuels Association ) (PDF-21k)
    • "A Discussion of Indirect Effects In General Terms" by New Fuels Alliance (PDF-361k)

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