A Life-Cycle Analysis of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Corn-Based Ethanol

Authors

M. Flugge, USDA-ARS
J. Lewandrowski, USDA-ARS
J. Rosenfeld, USDA-ARS
C. Boland, USDA-ARS
T. Hendrickson, USDA-ARS
K. Jaglo, USDA-ARS
S. Kolansky, USDA-ARS
K. Moffroid, USDA-ARS
M. Riley-Gilbert, USDA-ARS
D. Pape, USDA-ARS

Date of this Version

2017

Citation

Flugge, M., J. Lewandrowski, J. Rosenfeld, C. Boland, T. Hendrickson, K. Jaglo, S. Kolansky, K. Moffroid, M. Riley-Gilbert, and D. Pape, 2017. A Life-Cycle Analysis of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Corn- Based Ethanol. Report prepared by ICF under USDA Contract No. AG-3142-D-16-0243. January 12, 2017.

Comments

Copyright 2017 The Authors

Abstract

1. Introduction pg. 1

2. Review of the Scientific Papers, Technical Reports, Data Sets, and Other Information that have Become Available Since 2010 and Relate to Current Emissions Levels in Each Emissions Category pg. 9

3. Current GHG Emission Values for Each Emissions Source Category pg. 88

4. Projected GHG LCA Emissions Values for a Business-As-Usual Scenario and a Building-Blocks Scenario for Corn Ethanol in 2022 pg. 153