Current Methods for Life-Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United StatesTransportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, with petroleum accounting for 90 percent of transportation fuels. Policymakers encounter a range of questions as they consider low-carbon fuel standards to reduce emissions, including total emissions released from production to use of a fuel or the potential consequences of a policy. Life-cycle assessment is an ...
Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, with petroleum accounting for 90 percent of transportation fuels. Policymakers encounter a range of questions as they consider low-carbon fuel standards to reduce emissions, including total emissions released from production to use of a fuel or the potential consequences of a policy. Life-cycle assessment is an ...
