Addressing uncertainty in life-cycle carbon intensity in a national low-carbon fuel standard

Energy Policy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 41-50

  Kocoloski, Matt ^a   Mullins, Kimberley A ^b   Venkatesh, Aranya ^b   Michael Griffin, W ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental policy analysis; Life cycle analysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EMISSIONS REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS; INDIRECT LAND-USE CHANGES; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE EMISSIONS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY;

ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHANOL; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BIOFUEL; CARBON EMISSION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84875219899     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.012     Document Type: Article

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