US: California issues directive to establish world’s first low carbon standard for transportation fu

(EnergyAsia, January 18) — California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has issued an executive order establishing a groundbreaking low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) for transportation fuels sold in the state. The move is aimed at reducing the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reliance on foreign oil.   By 2020, the standard will reduce the carbon intensity…