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Clean fuel standard draws broad industry support and sharp critique over aviation provisions
Summary
Several industry and clean‑fuel proponents urged the committee to adopt a Low Carbon/Clean Fuel Standard (LCFS/CFS) to reduce transportation emissions and attract investment; opponents and independent researchers cautioned that including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) or large biofuel scaling raises land‑use, cost, and equity concerns.
Multiple panels told the committee a clean fuel standard (variously called LCFS or CFS in testimony) would reduce carbon intensity of transportation fuels, create market signals to fund charging and other infrastructure, and incentivize low‑carbon alternatives including renewable diesel, renewable natural gas and biogas.
Steven Dodge (Clean Fuels Alliance America) said nationwide experience shows LCFS programs "effectively squeeze the carbon out of all transportation fuels" and can create revenues used to expand…
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