A scorecard of California's Scoping Plan prepared by Stillwater Associates LLC for Clean Fuels

A primer on California’s Scoping Plan, the real-world results over the last five-plus years, and the central role of biomass-based diesel in meeting the state’s goals prepared by Stillwater Associates LLC for Clean Fuels

Clean fuels address our nation's energy needs while strengthening our food system

Clean Fuels and CABA submitted formal comments to CARB following the agency’s public forum on biofuels and land use change emphasizing the importance of using the most accurate science to inform land use change modeling and policy decisions under California’s LCFS

This loophole invites duty-free access to the United States for imported renewable diesel, putting U.S. biodiesel, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) producers –who are essential to America’s energy security and to U.S. farm security – at a competitive disadvantage. Given the ongoing imports of foreign renewable diesel and current challenges for domestic producers and farmers, we ask that you take prompt action to close this loophole.

U.S. soybean farmers and processors could lose between $3.2 billion and $7.5 billion in crop value over the next two years if EPA does not completely reallocate recently exempted RFS volumes.

Domestic production of biodiesel and renewable diesel has doubled since 2020 and is poised to continue growing. Our industry has made substantial investments over the past several years in both biofuel production, feedstock supply, and distribution infrastructure. A strong signal from EPA on the RFS will unleash domestic biodiesel and renewable diesel production to resume planned growth and get many Americans back to work.

A strong RFS rule will benefit our constituents by lowering prices at the pump, creating and maintaining U.S. biomanufacturing jobs, and driving economic growth. The domestic biofuels industry stands ready to increase availability of affordable fuels options and support the administration’s goal of American energy dominance.

We urge the EPA to establish a 2026 RVO of no less than 15 billion gallons for conventional ethanol and 5.25 billion gallons for biomass-based diesel-reflecting the growth in domestic production capacity and feedstock supply.

We ask that the EPA raise RFS volumes for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels to levels that are consistent with production and availability, while ensuring an equivalent increase in total volumes to preserve demand across all categories of biofuels. We have seen the cost to rural communities when RVO levels are set too low.

We therefore ask that EPA propose and finalize the 2026 biomass-based diesel volume at not less than 5.25 billion gallons, along with a commensurate increase in the advanced biofuel volume to accommodate the step change in biomass-based diesel.
Setting these volumes for 2026 and establishing consistent growth for 2027 and beyond based on the industry’s investments and projections will ensure that American consumers can access affordable and clean transportation options. These volumes will support farm security, create jobs and economic opportunity, and further President Trump’s goal for U.S. energy dominance.

Clean Fuels and CABA submit comments to CARB on Second 15 Day Package

Clean Fuels and CABA submit comments to CARB on 15 Day Package

Each of our industries are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and we recognize that sustainable biofuels offer some of the most substantial immediate benefits to deliver carbon reductions. The EPA should utilize the RFS to improve energy security, bolster domestic industry and manufacturing, and maintain America’s leadership in developing and using sustainable, clean transportation technologies. While our industries will continue to make investments in producing, distributing, and using low-carbon fuels, EPA can and should send a strong signal to the market through robust RVOs.

Using biodiesel and renewable diesel today will lower health care impacts and costs for all populations living in and near these areas including minority, low-income, and indigenous populations.

Since 2011, California's biodiesel and renewable diesel use has reduced the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by 105 billion pounds