States with Low Carbon Fuel Standards or Considering a LCFS-Like Program

This week we look briefly at California with a more in depth look at Oregon

California is well known for being at the forefront of economic and environmental issues. They were one of the first states to develop a comprehensive air quality improvement plan and were granted the authority to set vehicle standards that are more stringent than the Federal standards.  California’s economy is the largest in the United States and would rank as the fifth largest in the world, ahead of the UK and behind Germany. California was the first state to adopt a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) in an effort to curb pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and transition away from liquid transportation fuels.

California’s LCFS program has grown from a startup that encouraged 1.8 million gallons of renewable diesel…