Presentations/Reports/Others
"Changes in land use, the nitrogen cycle, CO2-equivalency factors, the economic effects of policies, omitted kinds of climate impacts, and other factors are important in LCAs of GHGs from biofuels, but are treated poorly or (more often) not at all in most analyses. This means that nobody has, yet, a clear understanding of the impact of biofuel policies on climate." ~ Mark Delucci, ITS Seminar, Davis, CA 2/02/2007.
Viewpoints/Presentations:
- Sonia Yeh (6/5/08) "LCFS: Policy and Political Challenges," (PDF-2.1mb)
- Nathan Parker (5/9/08) "Compliance Pathways for Meeting the Low Carbon Fuel Standard in California - Biofuel Supply Curves" (PDF-3.5mb)
- Land Use Impacts analysis by UC Berkeley (January 17, 2008): Memorandum: RE: Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Indirect Land Use Change (PDF-43k). Land Use Change Calculation spreadsheet (XLS-114k)
- Mike O'Hare (January 17, 2008) "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Indirect Land Use Change" (PDF-278k),
- Alex Farrell (6/11/2007) on Onpoint discussed nationwide implementation of Calif. fuels plan
- Daniel Sperling (5/18/2007) “Key Policy Issues and Proposed Approaches,” International Symposium on the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
- Alex Farrell (5/18/2007) “Measuring and Tracking Greenhouse Gas,” International Symposium on the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
- Dr. Chris Knittel (5/09/07) on transportation market failures
- Dr. Bryan Jenkins (3/14/07) on biofuels and bioenergy
- Dr. Mark Delucchi (2/02/07) on LCA of GHG emissions from biofuels
- Dr. Bryan Jenkins on Strategic Development of Bioenergy in the Western States. Task 3: Spatial Analysis and Supply Curve Development.
Papers and Reports:
Holland, Stephen P., Knittel, Christopher R. and Hughes, Jonathan E., "Greenhouse Gas Reductions Under Low Carbon Fuel Standards?" (May 18, 2007). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=987759
California Biomass Collaborative, "A Preliminary Roadmap for Biomass Development in California"
Delucchi, Mark A. (2008) A Conceptual Framework for Estimating
Bioenerg-Related Land-Use Change and Its Impact over Time . Institute
of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research
Report UCD-ITS-RR-07-31
Supplemental Materials:
- Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis Incorporating the Effect of Price Changes on CO2-Equivalent Emissions from Alternative Fuel Lifecycles: Scoping the Issues DRAFT Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-05-19, October 2005, Delucchi, Mark.
The VISION-CA Model
The VISION-CA model (now called VISION-CI, which standards for Carbon Intensity) is continued to be updated to include the emissions and fuel consumptions from heavy duty vehicles, and reflect proposed changes in the Average Fuel Carbon Intensity (AFCI) calculations.
ITS Resources Related to the LCFS
Documentation for the Lifecycle Emissions Model (LEM) of alternative fuels for vehicles (Dr. Mark Delucchi)
Additional Assessments of Alternative Fuels by Dr. Delucchi.
Additional ITS publications on specific alternative fuel issues.
California Air Resources Board's LCFS Website
Five students graduate from STEPS Program