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ENVS
Global Warming
8
Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 2
02/05/2009

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Coal is the source of 50% of fossil fuel CO2
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Under the California standard, the carbon intensity of California’s passenger vehicle fuels would be reduced by 10 percent by 2020.
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National Low Carbon Fuel Standard (NLCFS)
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part of obama plan
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National standard for low carbon fuel
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5 percent in 2015 and 10 percent in 2020.
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Biofuels
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renewable fuels, such as corn and cellulosic ethanol, and biodiesel made from plant oils such as soybeans.
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Global increases in methane and and nitrous oxide due to?
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agriculture
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Increase in carbon
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Fossil fuel
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Jim hansens suggestion of reducing Co2
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CO2 to 350 ppm
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