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Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States

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Low carbon fuel standards, such as the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard and the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, are major U.S. programs for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation fuels. These standards rely on life cycle assessment (LCA) as a tool to estimate fuel GHG emissions. However, current LCAs differ notably in how they are implemented, with disagreements pertaining to data quality, modeling approaches, and key assumptions. This methodological assessment aims to develop a reliable and coherent approach for applying LCA to low carbon fuel standards.

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Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States | Report Release Webinar

  • October 19, 2022
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The National Academies invites you to register for this public release webinar of a new report on October 19 at 1:00-2:00 PM ET. The report, Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Trans...

Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States | Meeting 6 Part II

  • October 26, 2021
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The 6th meeting of the Committee on Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States will be held in 2 parts on: Part I: October 20, 2021 from 2:00 PM to...

Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States | Meeting 6 Part I

  • October 20, 2021
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The 6th meeting of the Committee on Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States will be held in 2 parts on: Part I: October 20, 2021 from 2:00 PM to...

Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States | Meeting 5 Part II

  • September 28, 2021
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Past

At this meeting, which is part of the committee’s information gathering process, committee members will have a Q&A session with experts on calculating greenhouse gas emissions of transportation fuels....

Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States | Meeting 4 Part II

  • August 31, 2021
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EDT)
  • Past

At this meeting, which is part of the committee’s information gathering process, committee members will have a Q&A session with experts on land use change (US and international) and GHG emissions from...
Meetings

Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States | Report Release Briefing with DOE and National Laboratories

  • October 31, 2022
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Past

The committee on Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States will brief relevant indivduals at the U.S. Department of Energy and National Laboratori...

Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States | Meeting 8 Part II

  • December 17, 2021
  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Past

This meeting is closed in its entirety.

Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States | Meeting 8 Part I

  • December 13, 2021
  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Past

This meeting is closed in its entirety.

Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States | Meeting 7 Part II

  • November 17, 2021
  • 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Past

This meeting is closed in its enirety.

Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States | Meeting 7

  • November 12, 2021
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Past

This meeting is closed in its entirety.
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