The oil industry will have ample time to make the transition to greener fuels, he adds. Nichols believes economic forces will allow the market to choose the most cost-effective clean fuels with the lowest carbon intensity, which will givemotorists the widest choice of fuels. The ARB estimates that transport accounts for 40% of the state's total emissions of greenhouse gases.The
California cracks down
California has become the first US state to adopt a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) that will require a 10% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from motor fuels by 2020.
30 April 2009 22:00 GMT
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25 November 2012 9:51 GMT
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