Ranking ‘new’ fuels from best to worst…

In today’s e-newsletter Co-op America – economic action for a just and sustainable planet gives a good run down on ‘new’ fuels. It’s interesting reading – let’s know your opinion? They say:

“Some (new fuels) are nearly as bad as petrol in their environmental impacts, and others can’t be scaled up in a meaningful way without creating other problems…To truly avert a global climate crisis, we need to bring emission-free technologies to market by the end of the century. Replacing fossil fuels with the low-impact options available today is an important step forward until such time as every vehicle in the world produces zero emissions, and is fueled with renewable energy – and our cities and towns are designed to encourage walking and biking.”

Alternative fuels generating headlines of late

BEST
• Plug-in electric hybrid
• biodiesel
• Gas-electric hybrid
• Cellulosic ethanol
• Natural gas
• Ultra-low-sulfur diesel
• Hydrogen fuel cells
• Corn ethanol

WORST

To learn more you can download the Co-op’s Fuels for the Future magazine.