| Title | Plants at the Pump: Biofuels, Climate Change, and Sustainability |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 32139 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Childs, Britt; Bradley, Rob |
| Source | 56p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | World Resources Institute; Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
| Publisher | World Resources Institute |
| Publication Date | 20070000 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | In a world of rapidly rising carbon emissions and growing unease about imported oil, the appeal of renewable fuels is growing apace. Biofuels — liquids produced from plant matter that can substitute for gasoline or diesel — are attracting significant public support and, in hot pursuit, private investment. The biofuels dream envisages a seamless transition from the age of oil, with its overly powerful suppliers, erratic prices, and high levels of pollution, to a world of clean fuels produced from lush fields by prosperous farmers. Sugarcane, corn, soy, and canola will supply our fuels today; wood, grasses, and even algae will meet our fuel needs in just a few years. For those concerned about climate change, biofuels look timely. Transport fuels account for about 20 percent of CO2 emissions today, but the proportion is much higher in some wealthy countries, and the share is rising globally. Many alternative fuels for transportation are even more highly polluting than oil, and so far electric vehicles and hydrogen have failed to meet motorists' demands at acceptable prices. Meanwhile, auto companies, eager to protect their more profitable niches (particularly bigger, heavier vehicles), have embraced biofuels, as enthusiasm for “green” fuels has reduced political pressure to improve corporate average fuel economies. |
| Rosap ID | dot:17357 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17357 |
| TRT Terms | Climate change; Biomass fuels; Sustainable development; Pollution control; Fuel conservation |
| Classification | NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Air Quality; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Environment Impacts; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Alternative Fuels |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| ISBN | 978-1-56973-670-8 |
| OCLC | 426051893 |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/32000/32100/32139/plants_at_the_pump.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/32000/32000/32006/plants_at_the_pump.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |