Low Carbon Fuel Standards (journal article)
By Daniel Sperling and Sonia Yeh
from Issues in Science & Technology Vol 25 Iss 2 Winter 2009, pp. 57-66
"The article discusses policy strategy for reducing oil dependence and decarbonizing transportation. It is stated that transportation consumes half the oil used in the world and accounts for almost one-fourth of all greenhouse gas emissions. It is also stated that for any policy to succeed, it must adhere to three principles. It must inspire industry to pursue innovation aggressively, must be flexible and performance-based and it should take into account all Green House Gas emissions associated with the production, distribution, and use of the fuel, from the source to the vehicle. It discusses low carbon fuel standard that is based on the total amount of carbon emitted per unit of fuel energy."