Automobiles and global warming: Alternative fuels and other options for carbon dioxide emissions reduction
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States)
Automobiles are a source of considerable pollution at the global level, including a significant fraction of the total greenhouse gas emissions. Alternative fuels have received some attention as potential options to curtail the carbon dioxide emissions from motor vehicles. This article discusses the feasibility and desirability (from a technical as well as a broader environmental perspective) of the large-scale production and use of alternative fuels as a strategy to mitigate automotive carbon dioxide emissions. Other options such as improving vehicle efficiency and switching to more efficient modes of passenger transportation are also discussed. These latter options offer an effective and immediate way to tackle the greenhouse and other pollutant emission from automobiles, especially as the limitations of currently available alternative fuels and the technological and other constraints for potential future alternatives are revealed.
- OSTI ID:
- 78099
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Vol. 15, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: May 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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