{"id":25,"date":"2026-03-26T20:45:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-03-30T03:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T03:50:13","slug":"why-does-it-matter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/why-does-it-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"About this program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/aboutthisprogram\/\">What is it?<\/a> | Why does it matter? | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/who-is-involved\/\">Who is involved?<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/how-does-it-work\/\">How does it work?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/ctfp-history-and-background\/\">History &amp; background<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/rulemaking\/\">Rule<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/where-are-we-in-the-process\/\">Where are we in the process?<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/clean-transportation-fuel-program\/get-involved\/\">Get involved<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why does the Clean Transportation Fuel Program matter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New Mexico has a history as a&nbsp;global&nbsp;energy powerhouse rooted in oil and gas production. Today, the demand for affordable, low-carbon energy sources is rising fast. Clean fuel jobs in the U.S. have also grown rapidly, increasing by 17% since 2020 \u2013 much faster than the rest of the economy, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cleanjobsamerica.e2.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a 2024 analysis<\/a>. Business decisions made today will shape future job opportunities in clean fuel for years to come.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Clean Transportation Fuel Program incentivizes businesses to supply cleaner fuel to New Mexico, promoting a transition that&nbsp;maintains&nbsp;the state\u2019s energy, environmental, and economic interests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Economic Development<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By 2040, a fully implemented&nbsp;Clean Transportation Fuel Program is projected to<sup data-fn=\"454c8798-79cb-424d-a588-1343728cf32c\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#454c8798-79cb-424d-a588-1343728cf32c\" id=\"454c8798-79cb-424d-a588-1343728cf32c-link\">1<\/a><\/sup> result in:\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hundreds of full-time construction, installation, and maintenance jobs for New Mexicans in both rural and urban counties.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$162 million in infrastructure-related jobs.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Consumer choice&nbsp;and affordability<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The program provides drivers in New Mexico with more fuel choices for their vehicles, reducing dependence on traditional fossil fuels, making it easier to own more efficient vehicles, and potentially lowering fuel market prices by increasing competition.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Climate pollution&nbsp;reduction\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Clean Transportation Fuel Program&nbsp;helps reduce&nbsp;climate&nbsp;pollution at a time when New Mexicans are already feeling the effects of climate change. Rising temperatures and unpredictable weather patterns are contributing to more frequent and severe hazards \u2013 drought, extreme heat, wildfires, and floods \u2013 that directly threaten our environment, our health, and our way of life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By 2040,&nbsp;program is projected to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduce greenhouse gas emissions in New Mexico by 10.5 million metric tons&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save the state $2.4 billion in avoided climate pollution damage.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham\u2019s&nbsp;Executive Order 2019-03<sup data-fn=\"e3d8791a-c3b3-4628-92cb-d24bded7da8f\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#e3d8791a-c3b3-4628-92cb-d24bded7da8f\" id=\"e3d8791a-c3b3-4628-92cb-d24bded7da8f-link\">2<\/a><\/sup>, Addressing Climate Change and Energy Waste Prevention, sets a statewide goal for New Mexico to reduce climate pollution by 45% by 2030 from 2005 levels. The order&nbsp;identifies&nbsp;market-based programs with carbon dioxide&nbsp;and other emissions limits, such as the Clean Transportation Fuel Program, as a key strategy to help reach that goal.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Air quality improvements<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Burning traditional fossil&nbsp;fuel&nbsp;like gasoline and diesel&nbsp;to&nbsp;power vehicles releases air pollutants \u2014 nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, fine particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide \u2014 that threaten public health.\u202fTransitioning to low-carbon fuel under the Clean Transportation Fuel Program will reduce those air pollutants and help New Mexicans breathe easier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By 2040,&nbsp;program is projected to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Avoid hundreds of asthma cases\u202fthrough 2040.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generate up to $20.8 million in savings from better health outcomes and reduced health care costs.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Climate equity\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Under New Mexico\u2019s Clean Transportation Fuel Program, a participating utility\u2019s total revenue from the program, except for administrative costs, must go towards transportation decarbonization and electrification projects. At least fifty percent of such revenues must&nbsp;benefit&nbsp;low-income and underserved communities in New Mexico.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program is projected to reduce air pollution, which disproportionately affects people who live in low-income and underserved communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it? | Why does it matter? | Who is involved?How does it work? | History &amp; background | Rule | Where are we in the process?Get involved Why does the Clean Transportation Fuel Program matter? New Mexico has a history as a&nbsp;global&nbsp;energy powerhouse rooted in oil and gas production. 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