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2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) • Extends the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), requires fuel producers to use at least 36 billion gallons of biofuel by 2022: 15 billion gallons as corn-ethanol, by 2015 16 billion gallons as cellulosic biofuel, by 2022 5 billion gallons as advanced biofuel, by 2022 • Life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from biofuel production will be regulated by EISAct of 2007 • Compared to gasoline: Corn-ethanol must reduce GHG emissions by 20% Cellulosic ethanol must reduce GHGs by 60% Advanced biofuels must reduce GHGs by 50% Low-Carbon Certification of Biofuels • California Low Carbon Fuel Standard seeks to reduce GHG emissions from transportation fuels by 10% by 2020 (Arons 2006) • LCFS requires new certification methods to analyze the life-cycle emissions of biofuels by Dec. 2008. • New England??? • European Union Source: J. Greenwald, 2007; U.S. State and Regional Action on Climate Change http://www.epa.gov/climateleaders/docs/mar2007/Greenwald.pdf (Dec. 2007) Source: J. Greenwald, 2007; U.S. State and Regional Action on Climate Change http://www.epa.gov/climateleaders/docs/mar2007/Greenwald.pdf Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Bill Source: NRDC 2008 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Bill Source: NRDC 2008 Lieberman—Warner Climate Security Bill Source: NRDC 2008