California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard is entering a major new phase, and the latest 2025 amendments are reshaping how producers, traders, refiners, and biofuel developers approach compliance. In this in-depth session, AmSpec’s Hong Jin breaks down what the new LCFS updates really mean for the industry and how they connect to broader policies like RFS, EU RED, British Columbia LCFS, and global carbon market mechanisms. 

Hong Jin has more than 13 years of experience in carbon accounting, lifecycle modeling, and low-carbon fuels programs. She has contributed to rulemaking for RFS and LCFS, built GHG models using GREET and related frameworks, and led technical efforts across the value chain. In this walkthrough, she explains the two most disruptive elements of the latest amendments: feedstock traceability requirements and the proposed inclusion of indirect land use change (iLUC) in CI scoring. 

If your business depends on LCFS credits, renewable diesel, SAF, ethanol, feedstocks like UCO, soy, canola, corn, or if you are preparing for compliance audits, this is essential insight. 

What You’ll Learn 

• What is driving California’s latest LCFS amendments 

• Why feedstock traceability and Chain of Custody systems are becoming mandatory 

• How documentation, attestation, mass balance, and verification differ across global programs 

• Why iLUC remains one of the most debated elements in carbon intensity scoring 

• How EU, UK, GREET, and CARB models differ in their assumptions and outputs 

• What producers and traders should do now to strengthen compliance systems 

• How AmSpec supports pathway registration, verification, LCA modeling, testing, and traceability implementation 

Key Topics Covered 

Hong explains the historical evolution of iLUC, highlights the uncertainties that still exist after nearly two decades of research, and compares U.S. and international models. You’ll see where regulatory alignment breaks down and what that means for biofuel producers. She also outlines practical steps to reduce compliance risk, prepare internal teams, and improve data readiness for LCFS, RFS, and EU RED audits. 

Whether you work in renewable diesel, ethanol, SAF, feedstock aggregation, sustainability, carbon accounting, or fuel program strategy, this is a must-watch breakdown of the policies shaping 2026 and beyond. 

About AmSpec 

AmSpec Group is a global leader in testing, inspection, certification, and sustainability assurance with 160+ laboratories and 320+ offices worldwide. Our Business Assurance & Sustainability division provides independent verification, GHG accounting, Life Cycle Assessment, ISCC and CORSIA support, EUDR due diligence, carbon project services, and technical advisory across energy, agriculture, chemicals, and emerging low-carbon markets. 

For sustainability inquiries, contact us directly at bas@amspecgroup.com. 

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