### Question
How is the term lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions defined?


### Answer
The term **lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 7545* as the following:

> the aggregate quantity of greenhouse gas emissions (including direct emissions and significant indirect emissions such as significant emissions from land use changes), as determined by the Administrator, related to the full fuel lifecycle, including all stages of fuel and feedstock production and distribution, from feedstock generation or extraction through the distribution and delivery and use of the finished fuel to the ultimate consumer, where the mass values for all greenhouse gases are adjusted to account for their relative global warming potential

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 7545*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 85-AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER II-EMISSION STANDARDS FOR MOVING SOURCES > Part A-Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards**

