Illinois Clean Transportation Standard Act
The transportation sector is a leading source of greenhouse gas emissions and criteria air pollutants in Illinois. Introduced by Illinois Senator David Koehler in 2024, the Clean Transportation Standard Act would set a requirement to reduce the carbon intensity of Illinois transportation fuels over time while driving investment in a portfolio of clean fuels. his would support transportation sector decarbonization while improving air quality and generating billions of dollars in clean energy economic activity.
Illinois’s proposed clean transportation policy would require fuel producers to reduce the average carbon intensity of transportation fuels by at least 25 percent within 10 years. This would reduce the use of high-carbon fuels like gasoline and diesel and drive investment in a variety of cleaner fuels, including low-carbon biofuels, hydrogen, and electricity. Meanwhile, it would provide financial support for on-farm conservation practices to provide soil health and water quality benefits from biofuel feedstock production.
Analyses show that the Clean Transportation Standard Act will result in the following benefits for Illinois:
Reduce the carbon intensity of Illinois transportation fuels by 25 percent.
Achieve between $330 million and $687 million in health benefits through improved air quality.
Result in $41 billion in cumulative economic output, support 114,000 new clean energy jobs, and generate $622 million annually in labor income.
Illinois Clean Transportation Standard 