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History & background<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nNew Mexico\u2019s transportation fuel landscape<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\nTransportation is the second largest source of climate pollution in New Mexico, accounting for nearly 23% of the state\u2019s total emissions1<\/a><\/sup>, Transportation includes different types of travel, such as personal cars, delivery trucks, freight vehicles, trains, and airplanes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"Stacked](\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/03\/AnnualEmissionsBar-1024x814.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nMost climate pollution from transportation is carbon dioxide emitted from burning fossil fuel, like gasoline and diesel, in vehicle engines. Within the transportation sector, fossil fuel represents the biggest portion of New Mexico\u2019s energy consumption. Some fuel used in NM is already considered \u201cclean\u201d fuel, including ethanol, biodiesel, and natural gas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nNew Mexico\u2019s climate goals<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Clean Transportation Fuel Program plays a critical role in meeting the state\u2019s climate goals for the transportation sector. To learn more, see New Mexico\u2019s Climate Action Plan<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nOther state programs <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nNew Mexico is the fourth state in the U.S. to enact a low-carbon fuel program. Other states with similar programs include:
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\n- California: Low Carbon Fuel Standard<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n- Oregon: Clean Fuels Program<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n- Washington: Clean Fuel Standard<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Canada<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0British Columbia<\/a>\u00a0also have low-carbon fuel programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Transportation is the second largest source of climate pollution in New Mexico, accounting for nearly 23% of the state\u2019s total emissions1<\/a><\/sup>, Transportation includes different types of travel, such as personal cars, delivery trucks, freight vehicles, trains, and airplanes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most climate pollution from transportation is carbon dioxide emitted from burning fossil fuel, like gasoline and diesel, in vehicle engines. Within the transportation sector, fossil fuel represents the biggest portion of New Mexico\u2019s energy consumption. Some fuel used in NM is already considered \u201cclean\u201d fuel, including ethanol, biodiesel, and natural gas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Clean Transportation Fuel Program plays a critical role in meeting the state\u2019s climate goals for the transportation sector. To learn more, see New Mexico\u2019s Climate Action Plan<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n New Mexico is the fourth state in the U.S. to enact a low-carbon fuel program. Other states with similar programs include: Canada<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0British Columbia<\/a>\u00a0also have low-carbon fuel programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is it? | Why does it matter? | Who is involved?How does it work? | History & background | Rule | Where are we in the process?Get involved History & background New Mexico\u2019s transportation fuel landscape Transportation is the second largest source of climate pollution in New Mexico, accounting for nearly 23% of the state\u2019s total emissions, Transportation includes different types of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nNew Mexico\u2019s climate goals<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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