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Researchers describe the “where” and “when” of life cycle emissions from gasoline and ethanol in the US

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60% of ground-level ozone (O 3 ) precursors, 6% of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), and 22% of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted. The area along the Kentucky/Virginia border extending into West Virginia experiences a reduction in PM 2.5 Associated tailpipe emissions alone account for 40?60% —Tessum et al.

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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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The first steps towards sustainable energy and resource management should aim for significant reductions on the demand side, with greater conservation and improved efficiency. This requires a spatial inventory of land resources and their potential competing uses at scales appropriate to crop production and nature conservation.