When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from autos, using tailpipe emissions as the sole measurement may miss the mark badly, according to a study published in Environment Science and Technology (ES&T). ES&T published a University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) study, Parametric Assessment of Climate Change Impacts of Automotive Material Substitution, providing important recognition by the scientific community of the validity of Life Cycle Assessment as a more holistic means for evaluating a vehicle’s carbon footprint when compared to more traditional measurements of tailpipe emissions.
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