Description

The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) sent a letter to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on March 10, 2009, with comments on CARB's current draft of a lifecycle analysis of sugarcane ethanol using the GREET-CA model. This modeling is done under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) process. Recall that the LCFS calls for a 10% reduction in the carbon intensity of California’s transportation fuels by 2020. The letter points out key factors that CARB should adjust in their analysis.