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SB 88 Wins Committee Support to Study Biomass Emissions, Encourage Beneficial Uses
Summary
Sen. Caballero's SB 88 would require CARB and Cal Fire to quantify emissions from burning forest and agricultural biomass and to assess lifecycle emissions and possible carbon‑removal protocols to support beneficial uses such as biochar, biofuels and localized bioenergy.
Sen. Caballero presented SB 88 as a three‑part bill directing the California Air Resources Board (CARB), Cal Fire and the California Energy Commission to (1) quantify emissions from open burning of forest and agricultural biomass, (2) adopt methods to assess life‑cycle emissions from alternate uses of biomass residues, and (3) assess whether a carbon‑credit or offset protocol could support carbon removal…
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