Life cycle analysis of greenhouse gas emissions associated with starch-based ethanol |
Dec 2008
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential effects of a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) on the U.S. biofuels industry and review both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s and California's proposed life cycle analysis (LCA) approach to quantifying the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) associated with the production of renewable fuels. Since LCFS policies are still in the development process, the approaches by California, other states, and the EPA are slightly different; however, the overriding concepts are similar.
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