Relevance of emissions timing in biofuel greenhouse gases and climate impacts

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 8197-8203

  Schwietzke, Stefan ^a   Griffin, W Michael ^a,b   Matthews, H Scott ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDED UNCERTAINTY; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE IMPACTS; COMPLEX EMISSIONS; CORN-ETHANOL; ENERGY INDEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FUEL PRODUCTION; LAND-USE CHANGE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PERFORMANCE METRICES; POLICY MAKERS; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; REDUCTION TARGETS; TIMING FACTOR;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BIOFUELS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHANOL; GAS EMISSIONS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ALCOHOL; CORN ETHANOL; GASOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOFUEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION POLICY; PROBABILITY; RADIATIVE FORCING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; CUMULATIVE RADIATIVE FORCING; EMISSIONS TIMING FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXHAUST GAS; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; LAND USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE; RADIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOFUELS; CLIMATE; ETHANOL; GASES; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80053409879     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2016236     Document Type: Article

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