FLUIDIZED BED BIOMASS GASIFICATION COULD YIELD BIOFUELS, SAYS VTT

摘要

Carbon dioxide (CO_2) emissions are the largest contributor to long term climate change. The top graph in Figure 1 (next page) shows that global CO_2 emissions have been rising steadily from 1990 at annual growth rates between 1.0 and 3.0 percent. The transportation sector is the second largest source of atmospheric carbon, causing nearly one-quarter of global energy related CO_2 emissions. It is clear that a widespread decarbonization of transportation needs to be an integral part of any serious solution to global warming.