section_heading: Razmatranja o okolišu
paragraph_text: Utjecaj na okoliš pojedinog sintetičkog goriva ovisi o postupku proizvodnje, koje se sirovine koriste, koje kontrole zagađenja se koriste i koja je transportna udaljenost za nabavu sirovine i dostavljanje konačnog proizvoda.  U mnogim mjestima razvoj projekta neće biti moguć zbog postojećih ograničenja, ako dizajn izabranog procesa ne zadovoljava domaće potrebe za čistim zrakom, vodom i sve više - životni ciklus emisije stakleničkih plinova.<ref>examples of such restrictions include the US Clean Air Act and clean air mercury rule, and the recent limits imposed on new coal-to-liquids projects in China by the National Development and Reform Commission<ref>An excessive carbon footprint can prevent the United States federal government from being able to purchase fuel. Section 526 of the Energy Independence And Security Act prohibits Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, from purchasing alternative synfuels unless the alternative fuels have lower GHG emissions than refined petroleum based fuels.