2026 has been busy legislatively with the introduction or continued consideration of low-carbon fuel (LCF) program proposals in eight state legislatures and two additional states pondering the introduction of such bills. Below is a list of all active LCF programs in...
LCFS Program & Credit Market Overview The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) is one of several programs created under AB32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the state. AB32 was the first U.S....
Situated on the Canadian Pacific Coast and primarily west of the Rocky Mountains, the Province of British Columbia (B.C.) has a diverse geography. Nearly half of the province’s estimated population of 5.7 million lives in the Vancouver metropolitan area. Population...
Programs like the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and other state low carbon fuel (LCF) programs drive demand for the growing supply of low-carbon fuels in the U.S. Likewise, renewable fuel regulations analogous European...
The Canadian Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) program, enabled under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, is designed to reduce vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) by reducing the average carbon intensity (CI)[1] of transportation fuels used in Canada. The...
Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program (CFP) was initiated in 2009 when the legislature passed HB 2186, empowering the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) to “adopt by rule low carbon fuel standards for gasoline, diesel and fuels used as substitutes for gasoline or...
The Washington State Clean Fuel Standard (CFS), signed into law in May 2021 via HB 1091, was modeled after California and Oregon’s low carbon fuel (LCF) programs. Like California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program (CFP), the Washington...
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program was created under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and amended and expanded by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The RFS is a national statute, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
Understanding the value of future Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit prices is a critical factor in decision-making while you strategize moves in the renewable fuels space. Stillwater leverages a proprietary method enhanced by data analytics to bring you reliable,...
By James Primrose The U.S. corn ethanol sector is significant both in its size (the largest biofuel sector globally) and in its economic role in terms of absorbing a significant proportion of the U.S. corn crop and supplying a valuable animal feed component. Gasoline...