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Carbon intensity
Carbon intensity
Carbon intensity can refer to: labelled carbon intensity, "a bookkeeping trick which allows the administration to do nothing about global warming while unsafe levels of emissions continue to rise."[5]
See also
• Carbon footprint • List of countries by ratio of GDP to carbon dioxide emissions • Low carbon economy • Low-carbon fuel standard
Graph of UK figures for the carbon intensity of biodiesels and fossil fuels. This graph assumes that all biodiesels are burnt in their country of origin. It also assumes that the diesel is produced from pre-existing croplands rather than by changing land use[1] • The ratio of carbon dioxide to energy: a measure of the "greenness" of different fuels, expressed in terms of grams of carbon dioxide released per megajoule of energy produced.
References
[1] Graph derived from information found in UK government document.Carbon and Sustainability Reporting Within the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation [2] White house fact sheet: Earth day 2007 (see section on providing a Realistic growth-orientated approach to climate change [3] China’s Carbon Intensity Target: World resources Institute. [4] "Carbon Emissions Climbing" by Bernie Fischlowitz-Roberts, 2002. Retrieved 2006-08-12 [5] "National Environmental Trust Special Reports", 2002. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
External links
Greenhouse gas intensity in 2000 including land-use change • The ratio of carbon emissions produced to [(GDP)]. The U.S. plans to cut carbon intensity by 18% by 2012.[2] This has been criticised by environmentalists as it can be achieved by increasing the GDP as well as by reducing carbon output.[3] From 1990 to 2000 the carbon intensity of the U.S. economy declined by 17 percent yet total emissions increased by 14 percent.[4] In 2002, the U.S. National Environmental trust • Washington Post article with an example of change in carbon intensity • IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios
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