Success Stories Of Clean Fuel

Three states have already passed clean fuel standard legislation.

All three West Coast states on the mainland have adopted policies to incentivize clean fuels, and it’s working to reduce pollution, improve the economy, and create local jobs. 

Reduced Air Pollution

Over the last decade, California has displaced over 21 billion gallons of dirty, petroleum fuel with locally produced renewable fuel, and they are on target to reduce the amount of pollution in every gallon of gas and diesel by 20 percent by 2030.

Air pollution from cars and trucks has dramatically declined in California since they passed the clean fuel standard.
Over 25 billion barrels of oil have stayed in the ground thanks to clean fuel standard legislation.

Stronger Economy

As a result of producing more clean fuel over the last decade, California has had the strongest economy of anywhere in the Western U.S., and even though her population has grown, greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change have dropped.

Income Grew While Gas Prices Dropped

Between 2011 and 2020, incomes in California grew by 71 percent, which was 16 percent HIGHER than the rest of the United States during that period.

Personal incomes have grown in states that have passed clean fuel standard legislation.
Households in states that have passed clean fuel standard legislation are emitting fewer greenhouse gases.

At the same time, the average price of gas in California DROPPED by an average of 42¢ per gallon.

Consumers Benefitted

Since 2015, California drivers spent less on fuel as a percentage of their household budgets.

Families in states on the mainland who have clean fuel standards are spending less of their household budgets on fuel.

Billions In New Investment

Over the last decade, over $2 billion has been invested in local communities to create biorefineries that turn used cooking oils, corn oils, and agricultural waste into renewable diesel for trucks instead of throwing it away.