Source: Environment Research Letters, vol.4 (2009)
To appropriately mitigate environmental impacts from transportation, it is necessary for decision makers to consider the life-cycle energy use and emissions. Most current decision-making relies on analysis at the tailpipe, ignoring vehicle production, infrastructure provision, and fuel production required for support. We present results of a comprehensive life-cycle energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and selected criteria air pollutant emissions inventory for automobiles, buses, trains, and airplanes in the US, including vehicles, infrastructure, fuel production, and supply chains."
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Environmental assessment of passenger transportation should include infrastructure and supply chains
Posted by library@EPA at 10:09 AM
Labels: Greenhouse gases, Transport