{"id":379973,"date":"2020-11-12T11:03:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T16:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=379973"},"modified":"2020-11-12T11:03:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T16:03:03","slug":"california-natural-gas-vehicle-fuel-achieves-first-ever-carbon-negative-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/california-natural-gas-vehicle-fuel-achieves-first-ever-carbon-negative-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"California Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel Achieves First-Ever Carbon Negative Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\nCalifornia Air Resources Board data reveals the average carbon intensity of all natural gas vehicle fuel in the state\u2019s Low Carbon Fuel Standard program was negative for the first time in program history.<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p>SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, Nov.  12, 2020  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Just released\u00a0Q2 2020\u00a0data from the\u00a0California Air Resources Board (CARB)\u202fhas\u00a0confirmed that\u00a0the energy weighted\u202fcarbon intensity (CI)\u202fvalue of\u202fCalifornia\u2019s\u202fnatural gas\u00a0vehicle fuel portfolio in the\u00a0Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program\u00a0was\u00a0below zero\u2014at\u00a0-0.85 gCO2e\/MJ.\u202fThis is the first time in the history of the LCFS\u00a0program that any low carbon fuel\u00a0portfolio\u00a0has achieved\u00a0a\u00a0carbon negative\u00a0status.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the large and\u00a0growing\u00a0volume of heavy-duty natural gas vehicles already\u00a0hard at work\u00a0on California\u2019s roads, this is an extremely significant milestone,\u201d said Todd Campbell, chair of the California\u00a0Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership\u00a0(CNGVP)\u00a0and vice president\u00a0of\u00a0public policy and regulatory affairs, Clean Energy.\u00a0\u201cBoth the short-\u00a0and long-term climate benefits of this achievement are\u00a0extremely significant. When combined with the fact that\u00a0most\u00a0natural\u00a0gas vehicles\u00a0recently\u00a0placed into service\u00a0are\u00a0powered by near-zero emission engines, the natural gas vehicle industry is providing the most substantial\u00a0and cost-effective\u00a0contributions towards\u00a0California\u2019s goals to reduce criteria and greenhouse gas emissions\u00a0while\u00a0eliminating\u00a0the use of diesel in favor of renewable,\u00a0low carbon fuels.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>California\u2019s\u00a0LCFS,\u00a0which measures the\u202fclimate impact\u202fof various\u202fmotor vehicle\u202ffuel pathways,\u202fis a market-based incentive program designed to decrease the carbon intensity of California&#8217;s transportation fuel\u202fand\u202finstead\u202fprovide a range of low-carbon and renewable fuel alternatives, reducing\u202fpetroleum dependency and achieving\u202fair quality benefits. The \u201ccarbon intensity\u201d of any given fuel\u202fmeasures\u202fall\u202fgreenhouse gas\u202femissions\u202fassociated with the\u202fentire life cycle of a transportation fuel\u202fincluding\u202fproduction\u202fand\u202fconsumption. Transportation fuels with low\u2014or\u202feven\u202fnegative\u2014carbon intensity\u202fscores\u202fare better for\u202fthe environment\u202fas they produce less\u202fclimate-altering\u202fgreenhouse gas\u202femissions.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Renewable natural gas\u202f(RNG)\u2014which is\u00a0produced\u202fby\u202fcapturing\u202fand processing\u202fthe methane emitted from organic sources including dairy waste, wastewater treatment plants, food and green waste, landfills, and forest management\u2014has the lowest carbon intensity rating of all fuels in the CARB LCFS program.\u00a0Many forms of RNG, such as that produced from food and green waste, have a carbon neutral and even a carbon negative rating.\u00a0Other forms\u00a0of RNG, such as that produced from dairy waste, can have carbon intensity ratings that are 200 to 300\u00a0percent lower than even a battery electric vehicle powered by renewable energy\u00a0such as\u00a0solar or wind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The most recent data from CARB\u2019s\u00a0LCFS program also confirms another significant milestone\u2014RNG made up nearly 90 percent of\u00a0all natural\u00a0gas\u00a0vehicle fuel\u00a0in the program and\u00a0consumed\u00a0in California in the first half of 2020. Looking ahead,\u00a0both\u00a0the volume\u00a0and\u00a0carbon intensity\u00a0benefits\u00a0of RNG consumed by California will\u00a0continue to grow.\u00a0More than\u00a0one billion dollars of investment is currently taking place in California to develop a wide array of in-state RNG production projects. As California continues to source increasing amounts of transportation-grade RNG from projects with carbon negative sources, such as dairy biogas, the average carbon intensity of California-produced RNG will only continue to improve.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gladstein,\u202fNeandross\u202f&amp; Associates (GNA), a California-based clean transportation and energy consulting firm, recently released a\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=AZNs5ixcSe64ONmIglyu5BrwL6hdK6R3_wj12mtrOlp-QLnnwX-tIFZGbTEDLpw_ePLd4uEgPlxsDdMpEBrZcwP-lmaE9khQXskWXTd_BuQN6bR5esAYCK4qsPur6KUecLrFhrWIBoYXOT85dGNRLgZcNlct3GatMIvtE1b3i6YjuWA5hbuZ-hDKahSBFDZR\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">study<\/a>\u202fwhich\u202fforecasts\u202fthat,\u202fby January 2024,\u202fCalifornia-produced RNG\u00a0for\u00a0transportation\u00a0will have an average energy-weighted carbon intensity of -101.74 gCO2e\/MJ,\u202fgenerating 3.4 million tons of GHG reductions annually.\u202fAt that negative carbon intensity, an average natural gas vehicle fueled by California RNG will completely offset the GHG emissions of two diesel trucks.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as we have a productive society,\u202fwe\u202fwill continue to generate\u202forganic\u202fwaste\u202fthat has the potential to produce methane,\u201d said Cliff Gladstein,\u202ffounding\u202fpresident of Gladstein,\u202fNeandross\u202f&amp; Associates and\u202fa\u202fkey author of the study. \u201cHarnessing these methane emissions to produce RNG for transportation fuel enables us to immediately and cost-effectively reduce the impacts of climate change.\u201d\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>RNG can be used as a seamless, drop-in replacement for conventional natural gas in transportation. Additionally, due to the financial incentives available through\u202fprograms including the\u202fLCFS,\u202fRNG\u202fcan\u202fbe purchased at a price on par with\u2014or lower\u202fthan\u2014the price of diesel, based on the CI.\u00a0 Dairy gas produced RNG can generate a significantly greater discount than landfill gas, significantly reducing\u00a0total cost of ownership and operation for the fleets, especially those that have their own fueling infrastructure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to see\u00a0the growing use of low carbon\u00a0renewable natural gas by\u00a0our customers in California and\u00a0across the U.S.,\u201d said\u00a0Tom Swenson,\u00a0vice-chair of the California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership and\u00a0business development manager for Cummins Inc.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cFleets are increasingly\u00a0interested in taking real and immediate actions on climate change and local air quality. This one-two punch of renewable natural gas in an ultra-clean engine allows fleets to\u00a0achieve cost-effective\u00a0carbon\u00a0negative\u00a0operations right now in a vehicle that meets their operational requirements.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fleets across\u00a0the country\u00a0have been successfully using natural gas vehicles for more than two decades. Today, more than 175,000 natural gas vehicles are on U.S.\u00a0roads. Near-zero natural gas trucks and buses are commercially available from more than 50 different vehicle manufacturers\u2014including\u00a0Autocar,\u00a0Bluebird,\u00a0El Dorado National,\u00a0Freightliner,\u00a0Gillig,\u00a0Kenworth, Mack, Peterbilt,\u00a0Thomas, Tico,\u00a0Volvo\u00a0and others. With these well-established brands also comes robust sales and service networks, as well as an expansive public fueling network dispensing renewable natural gas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a\u00a0strong foundation in place, CNGVP\u00a0members\u00a0look forward to working with\u00a0Governor Newsom,\u00a0CARB, California Energy Commission,\u00a0local California air districts,\u00a0the Biden\u00a0Administration\u00a0and the federal government\u00a0to further build upon these extremely important successes,\u201d added Campbell. \u201cWith smart policies,\u00a0we\u00a0have the ability to significantly scale up these short- and long-term emission benefits, while providing an economically sustainable alternative fuel option to customers,\u00a0simultaneously driving in-state investment in circular economies at the local level; it\u2019s a win-win-win-win opportunity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about how\u202fnear-zero emission\u202fnatural gas trucks fueled by renewable natural gas offer one of the best opportunities for\u202fCalifornia\u202fto\u202fachieve clean air and climate change mitigation as quickly,\u202fcost-effectively, and efficiently as possible, visit\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=hTMjzztfvq18ZGExvoL2bi-m4LRnhibKACnkXd_yRfe1rB04TGdTaqgKyCXSqBnGxlFdFX3CG33p4xtnoCf1FQ==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.cngvp.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">###<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT CNGVP:\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership (CNGVP) is an alliance of air quality, transportation and energy agencies, vehicle and engine manufacturers, fuel providers, transit and refuse hauler associations, and other stakeholders interested in increasing and strengthening the deployment of near-zero emission (NZE) natural gas vehicles throughout California.\u202fLearn\u202fmore about the ten guiding principles that fuel our work at\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=hTMjzztfvq18ZGExvoL2bnW9cZvfgqreOTZRR6LS8qOJZcgFEXBujZju2jCS3YCvI-8BwDld173IvokJD4v3qQ==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.cngvp.org<\/a>\u00a0\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODA4NTA2NCMzODI0NDM4IzIxOTc4NzY=\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\">\n<pre>Celeste Griffy\r\nCalifornia Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership\r\n(424) 744-4489\r\nceleste.griffy@gladstein.org\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Air Resources Board data reveals the average carbon intensity of all natural gas vehicle fuel in the state\u2019s Low Carbon Fuel Standard program was negative for the first time in program history. SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Just released\u00a0Q2 2020\u00a0data from the\u00a0California Air Resources Board (CARB)\u202fhas\u00a0confirmed that\u00a0the energy weighted\u202fcarbon intensity (CI)\u202fvalue of\u202fCalifornia\u2019s\u202fnatural gas\u00a0vehicle fuel portfolio in the\u00a0Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program\u00a0was\u00a0below zero\u2014at\u00a0-0.85 gCO2e\/MJ.\u202fThis is the first time in the history of the LCFS\u00a0program that any low carbon fuel\u00a0portfolio\u00a0has achieved\u00a0a\u00a0carbon negative\u00a0status.\u00a0 \u201cGiven the large and\u00a0growing\u00a0volume of heavy-duty natural gas vehicles already\u00a0hard at work\u00a0on California\u2019s roads, this is an extremely significant milestone,\u201d said Todd Campbell, chair of the California\u00a0Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership\u00a0(CNGVP)\u00a0and vice president\u00a0of\u00a0public policy and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/california-natural-gas-vehicle-fuel-achieves-first-ever-carbon-negative-milestone\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;California Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel Achieves First-Ever Carbon Negative Milestone&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-379973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>California Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel Achieves First-Ever Carbon Negative Milestone - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/california-natural-gas-vehicle-fuel-achieves-first-ever-carbon-negative-milestone\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"California Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel Achieves First-Ever Carbon Negative Milestone - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"California Air Resources Board data reveals the average carbon intensity of all natural gas vehicle fuel in the state\u2019s Low Carbon Fuel Standard program was negative for the first time in program history. 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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Just released\u00a0Q2 2020\u00a0data from the\u00a0California Air Resources Board (CARB)\u202fhas\u00a0confirmed that\u00a0the energy weighted\u202fcarbon intensity (CI)\u202fvalue of\u202fCalifornia\u2019s\u202fnatural gas\u00a0vehicle fuel portfolio in the\u00a0Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program\u00a0was\u00a0below zero\u2014at\u00a0-0.85 gCO2e\/MJ.\u202fThis is the first time in the history of the LCFS\u00a0program that any low carbon fuel\u00a0portfolio\u00a0has achieved\u00a0a\u00a0carbon negative\u00a0status.\u00a0 \u201cGiven the large and\u00a0growing\u00a0volume of heavy-duty natural gas vehicles already\u00a0hard at work\u00a0on California\u2019s roads, this is an extremely significant milestone,\u201d said Todd Campbell, chair of the California\u00a0Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership\u00a0(CNGVP)\u00a0and vice president\u00a0of\u00a0public policy and &hellip; Continue reading \"California Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel Achieves First-Ever Carbon Negative Milestone\"","og_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/california-natural-gas-vehicle-fuel-achieves-first-ever-carbon-negative-milestone\/","og_site_name":"Market Newsdesk","article_published_time":"2020-11-12T16:03:03+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODA4NTA2NCMzODI0NDM4IzIxOTc4NzY=","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Newsdesk","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Newsdesk","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/california-natural-gas-vehicle-fuel-achieves-first-ever-carbon-negative-milestone\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/california-natural-gas-vehicle-fuel-achieves-first-ever-carbon-negative-milestone\/"},"author":{"name":"Newsdesk","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979"},"headline":"California Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel Achieves First-Ever Carbon Negative Milestone","datePublished":"2020-11-12T16:03:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/california-natural-gas-vehicle-fuel-achieves-first-ever-carbon-negative-milestone\/"},"wordCount":1117,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/california-natural-gas-vehicle-fuel-achieves-first-ever-carbon-negative-milestone\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODA4NTA2NCMzODI0NDM4IzIxOTc4NzY=","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/california-natural-gas-vehicle-fuel-achieves-first-ever-carbon-negative-milestone\/","url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/california-natural-gas-vehicle-fuel-achieves-first-ever-carbon-negative-milestone\/","name":"California Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel Achieves First-Ever Carbon Negative Milestone - 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