ENV-10-68 Technical Analysis of the ‘Crude Shuffle’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impacts Resulting from a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Policy

Description:

This paper focuses on a single important aspect of an LCFS – the resulting carbon intensity increase caused by the crude shuffle. Unique to this technical analysis is that it reflects actual physical pipelines in North America and tanker transportation routes used to carry crude globally. By using publically available data on existing oil pipeline systems and transportation infrastructure, this analysis is meant to more accurately reflect the reality of the environmental consequences of the LCFS crude shuffle.