Unconventional fossil-based fuels :: economic and environmental trade-offs /

Both high import payments for petroleum motor fuels and concerns regarding emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are motivating interest in possible fuel substitutes. Petroleum products derived from conventional crude oil constitute more than 50 percent of end-use energy deliveries in the United States...

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Körperschaft: Rand Corporation
Weitere Verfasser: Toman, Michael A.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., ©2008.
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Schriftenreihe:Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-580-NCEP.
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Zusammenfassung:Both high import payments for petroleum motor fuels and concerns regarding emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are motivating interest in possible fuel substitutes. Petroleum products derived from conventional crude oil constitute more than 50 percent of end-use energy deliveries in the United States and more than 95 percent of all energy used in the U.S. transportation sector. Almost 60 percent of liquid fuels are imported. Emissions from the consumption of petroleum account for 44 percent of the nation's CO2 emissions, with approximately 33 percent of national CO2 emissions resulting from transportation-fuel use. In this report, RAND researchers assess the potential future production levels, production costs, greenhouse gases, and other environmental implications of synthetic crude oil extracted from oil sands and fuels produced via coal liquefaction relative to conventional petroleum-based transportation fuels. The findings indicate the potential cost-competitiveness of these alternative fuels and the potential trade-offs that their deployment requires between economic and environmental considerations.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxiii, 72 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-72).
ISBN:9780833046413
0833046411
1282033263
9781282033269
9786612033261
6612033266
Zugangseinschränkungen:Open access versions available from some providers