LCFS Matures

摘要

In 2016， California's greenhouse gas(GHG)levels were below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004.That's equivalent to taking about 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.The figures were released in July of this year and show promise for the state's maturing emissions goals.In the transportation sector， the main reason for that decline was California‘s Low Carbon Fuel Standard.The LCFS is administered by the California Air Resources Board and uses a market-based cap-and-trade approach to ultimately lower GHG emissions， says Jessica Buckley， senior environmental scientist for RTP Environmental Associates Inc."California essentially created this program to create a market for low-carbon fuels and hopefully stimulate further production.Sort of like what the Renewable Fuel Standard did federally."