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energy-related emissions. In the transportation sector alone, emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the production and use … production and use of fuels for transportation and electricity also results in emissions of other greenhouse gases, including …The use of energy accounts for a major fraction of all anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (IPCC, 1995) , and …
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In this paper I discuss general conceptual issues in the estimation of the impacts of CO2 emissions from soils and … them in present terms. In this case, the impacts of CO2 emissions from the initial LUC then are at least partially offset …
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develop long-range local, state, regional, and national transportation plans. These plans typically comprise two or more … CBAs of transportation plans, I have developed an Excel Workbook, called the "Social Cost Calculator," or SCC. The SCC … estimates costs for up to five different transportation scenarios for up to six different geographic areas, in the following …
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The U.S. spends a considerable amount of money protecting what it feels are its interests in the Persian Gulf. The exact amount is difficult to estimate, because the Defense budget is itemized not by region or mission, but rather, as shown in Table 15-4, by general function or cost area, such as...
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In this paper I discuss general conceptual issues in the estimation of the impacts of CO2 emissions from soils and … them in present terms. In this case, the impacts of CO2 emissions from the initial LUC then are at least partially offset …
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Every year, federal, state, and local governments in the U. S. spend tens of billions of dollars to build and maintain roads, enforce traffic laws, put out motor-vehicle fires, lock up motor-vehicle criminals, control motor-vehicle pollution, research new motor fuels and motor-vehicle...
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regulations regarding major polluting human activities, such as fuel use for transportation or electricity production. More … recently, concern about the impact of human activities on global climate has led to discussions about ways to reduce emissions … of the so-called "greenhouse gases" that affect global climate. In the United States and worldwide, the transportation …
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produces a wide range of quantitative outputs related to lifecycle emissions from the use of alternative transportation fuels … and modes. For this report we provide estimates of lifecycle CO2-equivalent GHG emissions in grams per mile, by stage of … lifecycle and fuel/feedstock/vehicle combination; emissions of pollutants from the "upstream" fuel cycle (i.e., all stages of …
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