06-09-2015, 03:37 AM
I have a science back ground, but just trying to learn here.....I had to look this one up: ethanol production creates a larger carbon footprint
At first couldn't figure out how ethanol would produce more CO2 since it burns cleaner than oil, but from what I'm finding, they are saying the converting of land from forest to corn production is where the lost of CO2 conversion by those forest creates an increase in over all CO2....is that correct?
More efficient ethanol: http://www.afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/flex...sions.html
Loss of forrest: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yi_Y...d88a3c.pdf
It's like the climate change / global warming debate...so much conflicting confusing data it's almost overwhelming.
At first couldn't figure out how ethanol would produce more CO2 since it burns cleaner than oil, but from what I'm finding, they are saying the converting of land from forest to corn production is where the lost of CO2 conversion by those forest creates an increase in over all CO2....is that correct?
More efficient ethanol: http://www.afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/flex...sions.html
Loss of forrest: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yi_Y...d88a3c.pdf
It's like the climate change / global warming debate...so much conflicting confusing data it's almost overwhelming.