Table 38. Projected Ethanol Consumption and Resulting Carbon Emissions Reductions 
in the Reference Case, 1998, 2005, 2010, and 2020

Projection 1998 2005 2010 2020
Ethanol Consumption (Thousand Barrels per Day)
Corn-Based Ethanol 90 117 125 127
Cellulose Ethanol 0 9 17 54
Total 90 126 142 180
Carbon Emissions Reductions from Displacement of Gasoline by Cellulose Ethanol (Million Metric Tons)

0.0

0.2

0.4

1.2

Sources: 1998: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Petroleum Supply Annual 1998, DOE/EIA-0340(98/1) (Washington, DC, June 1999). Projections: EIA, AEO2000 National Energy Modeling System run AEO2K.D100199A.

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