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www.clf.org Conservation Law Foundation Low Carbon Fuel Standard Sustainability Principles October 22, 2009 Stakeholder Meeting Boston, MA Sue Reid, Esq. Director, MA Clean Energy & Climate Change Initiative (617) 350-0990, ext. 740 [email protected]
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Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Sustainability Principles October 22, 2009 Stakeholder Meeting Boston, MA. Sue Reid, Esq. Director, MA Clean Energy & Climate Change Initiative (617) 350-0990, ext. 740 [email protected]. About CLF. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Conservation Law Foundation
Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Sustainability Principles
October 22, 2009 Stakeholder MeetingBoston, MA
Sue Reid, Esq.Director, MA Clean Energy & Climate Change
Initiative(617) 350-0990, ext. 740
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About CLF
• Founded in 1966, CLF uses legal advocacy, science and economics to protect the people and environment of New England.
• Four program areas: Clean Energy & Climate Change Ocean Conservation Clean Water & Healthy Forests Healthy Communities & Environmental Justice
• Environmental consulting affiliate: CLF Ventures
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Land Use Impacts
Comparative land conversion requirements for producing 1 billion gallons, select fuels:
Sources: NRDC, based on analysis by CARB ISOR, NRDC/Canadian Boreal Initiative Estimates
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T a r S a n d s C o r n E t h a n o l
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Air Impacts: GHG emissions+
Carbon-Intensity Analysis from California LCFS:(Source: CARB, October 2009; **adjusted by EER factor of 3.0 for power train efficiency)
Fuel Pathway CI-Direct CI-Indirect
Total CI (g/CO2e/MJ)
Gasoline CARBOB 95.86 0 95.86
Ethanol from Sugarcane
Brazilian sugarcane
12.40 to 27.40 46 58.40 to 73.40
Ethanol from Corn
Midwest Wet Mill w/ Coal to CA Dry Mill w/ biomass
47.44 to 90.99 30 77.44 to 120.99
CNG LFG methane to N. American NG
11.26 to 68.0 0 11.26 to 68.0
Electricity Marginal NG/RE mix to avg mix
104.71 to 124.10
0 34.90 to 41.37**
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Water Impacts
Water consumption for biofuel andgasoline production:
Source: Argonne National Laboratory, “Consumptive Water Use in the Production of Ethanol and Petroleum Gasoline” (January 2009)
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For more information…
Sue ReidDirector, MA Clean Energy & Climate Change
Initiative
Phone: 617-850-1740E-mail: [email protected]
