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System boundaries (red line) schematic for liquid fuel carbon balance. For biofuels, because biogenic carbon is automatically credited within a product lifecycle, the boundary effectively excludes vehicle end-use CO 2 emissions. DeCicco 2013. Click to enlarge.
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Click to enlarge.our results underscore the importance of avoiding a false and counterproductive dichotomy between reducing air pollution and stabilizing the climate, as elaborated by others. Hansen, a long-time advocate for action to mitigate anthropogenic climatechange, is retiring from NASA to enable him to increase his activism.).
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