Low Carbon Fuel Standard
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The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is a California regulatory program that reduces greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels by requiring fuel producers to lower the carbon intensity of their products over time.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Low Carbon Fuel Standard canonical | 3 |
| California Low Carbon Fuel Standard | 2 |
| LCFS | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7053780 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Low Carbon Fuel Standard Context triple: [California Air Resources Board, oversees, Low Carbon Fuel Standard]
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A.
United States – Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline
United States – Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline is a landmark WTO dispute case concerning U.S. environmental regulations on gasoline quality and their consistency with international trade rules.
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B.
Sulfur Emission Control Areas
Sulfur Emission Control Areas are designated maritime zones where ships must use significantly cleaner fuels or emission-reduction technologies to limit air pollution from sulfur oxides.
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C.
Corporate Average Fuel Economy program
The Corporate Average Fuel Economy program is a U.S. regulatory scheme that sets mandatory fuel-efficiency standards for automakers’ vehicle fleets to reduce energy consumption and emissions.
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D.
Clean Air Interstate Rule
The Clean Air Interstate Rule was a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulation aimed at reducing interstate air pollution from power plants, particularly sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that contribute to fine particulate matter and ozone.
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E.
Clean Trucks Program
The Clean Trucks Program is an environmental initiative at the Port of Long Beach that aims to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by requiring cleaner, lower-emission trucks for port operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Low Carbon Fuel Standard Target entity description: The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is a California regulatory program that reduces greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels by requiring fuel producers to lower the carbon intensity of their products over time.
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A.
United States – Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline
United States – Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline is a landmark WTO dispute case concerning U.S. environmental regulations on gasoline quality and their consistency with international trade rules.
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B.
Sulfur Emission Control Areas
Sulfur Emission Control Areas are designated maritime zones where ships must use significantly cleaner fuels or emission-reduction technologies to limit air pollution from sulfur oxides.
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C.
Corporate Average Fuel Economy program
The Corporate Average Fuel Economy program is a U.S. regulatory scheme that sets mandatory fuel-efficiency standards for automakers’ vehicle fleets to reduce energy consumption and emissions.
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D.
Clean Air Interstate Rule
The Clean Air Interstate Rule was a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulation aimed at reducing interstate air pollution from power plants, particularly sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that contribute to fine particulate matter and ozone.
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E.
Clean Trucks Program
The Clean Trucks Program is an environmental initiative at the Port of Long Beach that aims to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by requiring cleaner, lower-emission trucks for port operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental regulation
ⓘ
market-based regulation ⓘ |
| administeredBy | California Air Resources Board ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| allows |
banking of credits
ⓘ
trading of credits ⓘ |
| appliesInJurisdiction |
State of California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| basedOn | life-cycle assessment of fuels ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| encourages |
biofuels deployment
ⓘ
electrification of transportation ⓘ hydrogen fuel use ⓘ renewable natural gas use ⓘ use of low-carbon alternative fuels ⓘ |
| environmentalGoal | reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels by at least 10 percent by 2020 ⓘ |
| fullName |
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard
ⓘ
linked to:
Low Carbon Fuel Standard
|
| influenced |
British Columbia Low Carbon Fuel Standard
ⓘ
Canada Clean Fuel Regulations ⓘ Oregon Clean Fuels Program ⓘ proposed federal low carbon fuel policies in the United States ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Assembly Bill 32 ⓘ |
| mechanism |
performance standard based on carbon intensity
ⓘ
tradable credits system ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | California Air Resources Board ⓘ |
| objective |
lower the carbon intensity of transportation fuels over time
ⓘ
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels ⓘ |
| penalizes | high carbon intensity fuels ⓘ |
| policyArea |
greenhouse gas emissions reduction
ⓘ
transportation fuels ⓘ |
| policyDesign | technology-neutral standard ⓘ |
| policyInstrument | tradable credits ⓘ |
| policyType | low carbon fuel standard ⓘ |
| regulator | California Air Resources Board ⓘ |
| relatedTo | cap-and-trade program of California ⓘ |
| requires | annual reduction in average carbon intensity of transportation fuels ⓘ |
| scope |
diesel
ⓘ
gasoline ⓘ substitute transportation fuels ⓘ |
| shortName |
LCFS
ⓘ
linked to:
Low Carbon Fuel Standard
|
| startDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| targetsEntity |
fuel importers
ⓘ
fuel producers ⓘ refiners ⓘ |
| targetsSector | transportation sector ⓘ |
| updatedTarget | deeper carbon intensity reductions beyond 2020 ⓘ |
| usesMetric |
carbon intensity
ⓘ
grams of CO2 equivalent per megajoule of energy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Low Carbon Fuel Standard Description of subject: The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is a California regulatory program that reduces greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels by requiring fuel producers to lower the carbon intensity of their products over time.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
CARB
linked to: Low Carbon Fuel Standard
linked to: Low Carbon Fuel Standard
linked to: Low Carbon Fuel Standard