New Brief: Policy Options for Transportation

A new Pew Center brief examines two policy options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector:

1) An economy-wide cap-and-trade program that includes transportation fuels under the cap, and

2) A low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), which would set carbon intensity targets for the entire range of transportation fuels.

See also:

Climate TechBook: Transportation Overview
Congressional Policy Brief: Policies to Reduce Emissions from the Transportation Sector
Pew Center White Paper: Biofuels for Transportation: A Climate Perspective