Gas Station Inflation

How the Walz Administration’s “Clean Fuel Standard” would increase pain at the pump

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Gas Station Inflation was written to inform the general public and Minnesota elected officials about the high costs and immeasurably small benefits that a Clean Fuel Standard, which originated in California, would impose on Minnesota families and businesses.

The California Fuel Standard (CFS) creates a government mandate to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the fuel sector every year. These mandated emissions reductions would come at a high cost.

And despite the high costs, the CFS will deliver zero measurable environmental benefits. The CFS seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Minnesota’s transportation sector by 20 percent by 2035. However, this reduction would only decrease future global temperatures by 0.0002° C by 2100, an amount so small it is impossible to measure with even the most sophisticated scientific equipment.

In summary, our research finds that this policy is all pain and no gain for Minnesota.

A full copy of the report can be viewed here.