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2007 Energy Independence and Security Act
(EISA)
• Extends the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), requires
fuel producers to use at least 36 billion gallons of
biofuel by 2022:
15 billion gallons as corn-ethanol, by 2015
16 billion gallons as cellulosic biofuel, by 2022
5 billion gallons as advanced biofuel, by 2022
• Life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from
biofuel production will be regulated by EISAct of 2007
• Compared to gasoline:
Corn-ethanol must reduce GHG emissions by 20%
Cellulosic ethanol must reduce GHGs by 60%
Advanced biofuels must reduce GHGs by 50%
Low-Carbon Certification of Biofuels
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California Low Carbon Fuel Standard seeks to
reduce GHG emissions from transportation fuels by
10% by 2020 (Arons 2006)
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LCFS requires new certification methods to analyze
the life-cycle emissions of biofuels by Dec. 2008.
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New England???
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European Union
Source: J. Greenwald, 2007; U.S. State and Regional Action on Climate Change
http://www.epa.gov/climateleaders/docs/mar2007/Greenwald.pdf
(Dec. 2007)
Source: J. Greenwald, 2007; U.S. State and Regional Action on Climate Change
http://www.epa.gov/climateleaders/docs/mar2007/Greenwald.pdf
Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Bill
Source: NRDC 2008
Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Bill
Source: NRDC 2008
Lieberman—Warner Climate
Security Bill
Source: NRDC 2008