Strategic responses to CO2 emission reduction targets drive shift in U.S. electric sector water use

Cameron, Colin; Yelverton, William H.; Dodder, Rebecca; West, J. Jason

doi:10.1016/j.esr.2014.07.003

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“…It is also important to note that the U.S. electricity supply derives mainly from thermo-electric power plants that use large amounts of water for cooling [109,110]. The electricity sector withdraws more than 40% of all fresh water in the U.S., which is more than any other industry [111].…”

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Towards Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Alternative Passenger Vehicles

2014

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Sustainable transportation and mobility are key components and central to sustainable development. This research aims to reveal the macro-level social, economic, and environmental impacts of alternative vehicle technologies in the U.S. The studied vehicle technologies are conventional gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid with four different all-electric ranges, and full battery electric vehicles (BEV). In total, 19 macro level sustainability indicators are quantified for a scenario in which electric vehicles are charged through the existing U.S. power grid with no additional infrastructure, and an extreme scenario in which electric vehicles are fully charged with solar charging stations. The analysis covers all life cycle phases from the material extraction, processing, manufacturing, and operation phases to the end-of-life phases of vehicles and batteries. Results of this analysis revealed that the manufacturing phase is the most influential phase in terms of socio-economic impacts compared to other life cycle phases, whereas operation phase is the most dominant phase in the terms of environmental impacts and some of the socio-economic impacts such as human health and economic cost of emissions. Electric vehicles have less air pollution cost and human health impacts compared to conventional gasoline vehicles. The economic cost of emissions and human health impact reduction potential can be up to 45% and 35%, respectively, if electric vehicles are charged through solar charging stations. Electric vehicles have potential to generate income for low and medium skilled workers in the U.S. In addition to quantified sustainability indicators, some sustainability metrics were developed to OPEN ACCESS Sustainability 2014, 6 9306 compare relative sustainability performance alternative passenger vehicles. BEV has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions and ecological land footprint per $ of its contribution to the U.S. GDP, and has the lowest ecological footprint per unit of its energy consumption. The only sustainability metrics that does not favor the BEV is the water-energy ratio, where the conventional gasoline vehicle performed best.

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Towards Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Alternative Passenger Vehicles

2014

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“…The EPAUS9r2012 the implementation of existing policies and standards including the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), renewable portfolio standards (RPS) aggregated to each region from existing state RPS, and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards [36]. We modify the original EPAUS9r2012 database according to the scenarios' objectives.…”

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Examining the relationship between shale gas production and carbon capture and storage under CO2 taxes based on the social cost of carbon

Nichols

Victor

2015

Energy Strategy Reviews

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“…Research into sustainability, [11]- [17] energy conservation [18]- [21] and environmental preservation [22], [23] are familiar topics for organizations, scholars and researchers. Many studies have indicated the importance of sustainability where greening the organization has become a key strategy for the existence of the business [7], [9], [10], [24], [25].…”

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Gen Y Green Purchasing Behavior in Relation to Energy Conservation and Environmental Preservation Products in Malaysia

Rajadurai¹,

Bathmanathan

Azami³

2018

IJET

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The significant increase in the effect of global warming has given more attention to consumers to protect and preserve the environment. This is evident as we see the purchasing trends of consumers moving towards environmentally friendly products. In Malaysia consumers consist of three main generations with varied purchasing behaviors. The aim of this study is to investigate the variables affecting Gen Y consumer’s green purchasing behavior. Phase 1 being qualitative in nature, involved five focus group interview sessions and a pilot study, while phase 2, being quantitative, involved the distribution and collection of questionnaires to Gen Y consumers of green products. The independent variables that affect green purchasing behavior are environmental concerns, attitudes towards the environment and environmental knowledge. Awareness of environmental problems was found not to be the variable that affects Gen Y green purchasing behavior. The implications of this study are that it supports energy conservation and environmental preservation businesses to better understand the green market environment, its opportunities and potential, enables businesses to better market their products, create products with competitive advantages and encourage the consumer’s green purchasing intentions. Subsequently, this study assists the government or policy makers to promote green purchasing behavior among the Malaysia population.

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Strategic responses to CO2 emission reduction targets drive shift in U.S. electric sector water use

Cited by 26 publications

References 15 publications

Towards Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Alternative Passenger Vehicles

Towards Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Alternative Passenger Vehicles

Examining the relationship between shale gas production and carbon capture and storage under CO2 taxes based on the social cost of carbon

Gen Y Green Purchasing Behavior in Relation to Energy Conservation and Environmental Preservation Products in Malaysia

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