Clean Fuels NY Coalition
The Clean Fuels NY coalition is led by the New York League of Conservation Voters and was formed to demonstrate the broad and diverse support for New York State to create a clean fuel standard to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector.
A clean fuel standard requires transportation fuel suppliers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the fuels they make and sell, creating a more dependable market for clean fuels, electric vehicles, and other technologies that are essential to reaching the goals set out in New York’s Climate Leadership and Protection Act (CLCPA). Under a CFS, all fuels produced in or imported to a state are assessed on a carbon intensity (CI) scale that measures the full lifecycle emissions of each fuel, including extracting and refining oil, growing crops and producing biofuels, or generating electricity. Fuels more polluting than the standard generate deficits, and fuels cleaner than the standard generate credits. The pollution standard is reduced steadily each year, which creates a growing market for clean fuels.
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