How many vehicles in Canada would have to use ethanol-blended fuels to make an overall difference in reduction of greenhouse gas emissions?
Currently, the federal government’s goal is to have 10% ethanol-blends in 35% of all gasoline by 2010. It calculates this would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.8 million tonnes per year – equal to removing more than 400,000 vehicles from the road. The government estimates that transportation accounts for about 25% of all greenhouse gas emissions in Canada.
