Fossil fuels/oil energy
Most road vehicles are currently powered by gasoline and diesel, both of which come from refining crude oil. Other industrial processes are also powered by diesel. How does all this look in terms of energy units?
Source: Key World Energy Statistics 2020 (IEA report)
How many gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel are made from one barrel of oil?
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How many gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel are made from one barrel of oil?
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Last updated in 2022
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Note: in the the equations, the (calculation loading)(gasoline/oil)
and (toe/tonne)
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How does this compare to the supply of biomass waste? Rough estimate:
Source:
Breewood, H. & Garnett, T. (2020). What is feed-food competition? (Foodsource: building blocks). Food Climate Research Network, University of Oxford.
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References primary source:
Mottet, A., de Haan, C., Falcucci, A., Tempio, G., Opio, C., & Gerber, P. (2017). Livestock: On our plates or eating at our table? A new analysis of the feed/food debate. Global Food Security.
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- crop residues would be less if fewer crops were grown in the first place
- i.e. if we wasted less food
- i.e. if we fed fewer crops to chickens, pigs, etc
- crop residues have other competing demand
- there may be other biomass waste besides crop residues
- sawdust