Calif. approves nation's 1st low-carbon fuel rule

SACRAMENTO, Calif.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the rule would “reward innovation, expand consumer choice and encourage the private investment we need to transform our energy infrastructure.”

“I think we’re creating the framework for a new way of looking at automotive fuels where no longer will gasoline derived by petroleum be the only game in town,” board chairwoman Mary Nichols said.

The rules call for reducing the carbon content of fuels sold in the state by 10 percent by 2020, a plan that includes counting all the emissions required to deliver gasoline and diesel to California consumers