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MARCH 27, 2017

According to the EIA, the 2015 increase in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector was led by gasoline. The 28% decrease in gasoline prices (in nominal dollars) from 2014 to 2015, along with the continued economic recovery, led to higher fuel consumption. from 2014 levels.

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JUNE 26, 2009

In addition to high oil prices and the financial crisis, the increased use of new renewable energy sources, such as biofuels for road transport and wind energy for electricity generation, had a noticeable and mitigating impact on CO 2 emissions. Global CO2 emissions increased from 15.3 billion tonnes in 1970, to 22.5

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APRIL 21, 2014

Using corn crop residue to make ethanol and other biofuels reduces soil carbon and under some conditions can generate more greenhouse gases than gasoline, according to a major, multi-year study by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln team of researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change. Changes in SOC. —Liska et al.

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MAY 20, 2009

Motor gasoline accounts for 58.7% Since 1990, transportation sector CO2 emissions have risen by 21.1%—an in 2008 reflected, among other factors, an increase in wind-powered generation. Only one other year in the 1990 to 2008 time period experienced a decline: 1.2% Source: EIA. Click to enlarge. —an average of 1.1%

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