BSR Compares Sustainable Options for Transportation Fuel

Gasoline and diesel have driven tremendous growth and prosperity at the cost of climate change, pollution of air and water and substantial health impacts. Unconventional variants of these generally involve even higher climate and health impacts. Natural gas has benefits compared to the former, but shares many of the same issues. It can and will serve as a “bridge fuel,” but as a bridge to what? Biofuels have a variety of sources and impacts. Those derived from organic waste generally have the lowest impact. Dedicated crops tend to have higher biodiversity impacts. Evidence suggests that electric generation might ultimately prove to be more productive than liquid fuels. As for electric-power vehicles, the impact primarily depends on the source of electricity. Renewable electricity is clearly preferred, though if it is to be used on an increasingly large scale, the issue of ...

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