The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has wisely postponed a March vote on the new acceleration of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), which is designed to decrease the carbon intensity in fuels.
A staff analysis found that acceleration of the program could result in a 47 cents per gallon increase at the pump by 2025 and a 52 cents per gallon increase by 2026.
For those of us battling to lower California gasoline prices, that’s simply unacceptable, as Consumer Watchdog wrote in comments filed with CARB.
As E&E News reports, the price jump would be catastrophic for working class drivers who cannot afford electric vehicles.
CARB is wisely taking time to reevaluate the program and its next moves.
With the environmental and consumer communities united against the LCFS changes, and the Governor’s reputation as a gas price fighter on the line, CARB needs to change its approach.
