# A Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard - Union of Concerned Scientists

> The Union of Concerned Scientists backed a proposed cap on vegetable oil-based fuels within California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard. The commentary says a flood of credits from renewable diesel and manure biomethane has weakened the program.

- Date: 2024-01-30 · published 2024-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15248-a-cap-on-vegetable-oil-based-fuels-will-stabilize-and-strengthen-california-s
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A cap on crop-based fuels would limit how much soybean oil and other vegetable oils can go into California fuel, reducing a major source of biofuel demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-06-21 | [EPA Finalizes New Renewable Fuel Standards to Strengthen U.S. Energy Security, Support U.S. Rural Economy, and Expand Production of Low-Carbon Fuels \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15298-epa-finalizes-new-renewable-fuel-standards-to-strengthen-u-s-energy-security.md) | -0.5% | +5.8% |
| SBO | 2024-08-27 | [NOPA Calls Proposed Vegetable Oil Cap Unwarranted; Warns of Impact on Fuel Prices, Air Quality, and Consumers - NOPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15192-nopa-calls-proposed-vegetable-oil-cap-unwarranted-warns-of-impact-on-fuel.md) | +2.0% | +1.6% |
| SBO | 2024-12-19 | [California’s Proposed Cap on Crop-Based Biofuels and What it Means for Fuel Prices and Biofuel Producers - Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15159-california-s-proposed-cap-on-crop-based-biofuels-and-what-it-means-for-fuel.md) | -0.1% | +9.1% |
| SBO | 2024-03-15 | [Cabinet of Ministers lifts restrictions on export of sunflower and vegetable oil — Kun.uz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31301-cabinet-of-ministers-lifts-restrictions-on-export-of-sunflower-and-vegetable.md) | +2.4% | +0.5% |
| SBO | 2017-10-04 | [Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019; Availability of Supplemental Information and Request for Further Comment \| 82 FR 46174](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68332-renewable-fuel-standard-program-standards-for-2018-and-biomass-based-diesel.md) | +1.1% | +6.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-12-16 | [U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard proposal would mean more vegetable oil imports, high costs, and minimal greenhouse gas reductions - International Council on Clean Transportation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15066-u-s-renewable-fuel-standard-proposal-would-mean-more-vegetable-oil-imports-high.md) | -0.4% | +1.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-26 | [Winners and losers from the proposed ban on palm oil - Renewable Carbon News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65525-winners-and-losers-from-the-proposed-ban-on-palm-oil-renewable-carbon-news.md) | -3.5% | -1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-07-16 | [US vegetable oil market: 45Z clean fuel production credit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15105-us-vegetable-oil-market-45z-clean-fuel-production-credit.md) | +1.4% | +5.8% |

## Sources

- blog.ucs.org: https://blog.ucs.org/jeremy-martin/a-cap-on-vegetable-oil-based-fuels-will-stabilize-and-strengthen-californias-low-carbon-fuel-standard/

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