This presentation was given at the International Civil Aviation Organization, Session Two - Aviation Emissions Quantification and MRV. Results present the consensus view of MODTF, and are consistent across multiple models. Primary results based on ICAO FESG central forecast of aviation demand, with some comparisons with low-demand case. Supporting
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The purpose of this report is to provide the transportation community (including highway engineers, planners, NEPA practitioners) with digestible, transparent, regional information on projected climate change effects that are most relevant to the U.S. highway system. This information is designed to inform assessments of the risks and vulnerabilitie
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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2010-05-07
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Final Rule to establish a National Program consisting of new standards for light-duty vehicles that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy. This joint Final Rule is consistent with the National Fuel Efficiency Policy announced by President Obama on May 19, 2009, responding to the country's critical need to address global clim
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This study focuses on assessing the demand for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) in Wisconsin and provides near term recommendations to manage its impacts on the State's electrical grid.
This proposed study focuses on assessing the demand for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) in Wisconsin and its economic impacts on the State's energy market and the electric grid. PHEVs are expected to provide a range of about 40 miles per drive cycle using plug-in recharging from the electric grid, in addition to the virtually unlimited rang
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This handbook was developed as a resource for states, metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and other public- and private-sector organizations to use in developing solutions to freight related air quality issues and emissions challenges. This handbook provides the background needed to understand how fr
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) established the Carbon Sequestration Pilot Program (CSPP) in 2008 to assess whether a roadside carbon sequestration effort through modified maintenance and management practices is appropriate and feasible for state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) when balanced against ecological and economic uncertaint
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This presentation looks at alternative fuels to enhance environmental stability, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, air quality benefits (e.g., SOx and PM), fuel supply stability, and fuel price stability.
The objective of this study was to generate a baseline understanding of current policy responses to climate change/variability at the state and regional transportation-planning and -decision levels. Specifically, researchers were interested in the question of whether state and regional governments were currently including climate change impacts or
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published this report, Climate Change Indicators in the United States, to help readers interpret a set of important indicators to better understand climate change. The report presents 24 indicators, each describing trends in some way related to the causes and effects of climate change. The indicato
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American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
2010-04-01
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In a letter to three senators who are crafting climate change legislation, the American Association of the State Highway and Transportation Officials along with 26 other groups urged the lawmakers to resist diverting funding derived from fuel taxes to other uses and ensure climate and energy legislation that "retains the long-standing principle of
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This study evaluates potentially viable strategies to reduce transportation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The study was mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act (P.L. 110-140, December 2007). The Act directed the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and consultati
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This study evaluates potentially viable strategies to reduce transportation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The study was mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act (P.L. 110-140, December 2007). The Act directed the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and consultati
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The federal government is aggressively promoting biofuels as an answer to global climate change and dependence on imported sources of energy. Iowa has quickly become a leader in the bioeconomy and wind energy production, but meeting the United States Department of Energy's goal having 20% of U.S. transportation fuels come from biologically based so
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Objectives: • Estimate traffic growth and pavement deterioration due to Iowa's growing renewable energy industries in a multi-county area; • Develop a traffic and fiscal impact model to help assess the impact of additional biofuels plants on Iowa's transportation system; and, • Suggest public policy changes to local governments in order to provide
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This study evaluates potentially viable strategies to reduce transportation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The study was mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act (P.L. 110-140, December 2007). The Act directed the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and consultati
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An emissions inventory that identifies and quantifies a country's primary anthropogenic sources and sinks of greenhouse gases is essential for addressing climate change. This inventory adheres to both 1) a comprehensive and detailed set of methodologies for estimating sources and sinks of anthropogenic greenhouse gases, and 2) a common and consiste
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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.). Transportation Policy, Planning and Organizational Excellence Division
2010-04-01
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This report summarizes important findings from a literature review on scenario planning processes and a scan of stakeholders. It also presents case studies on innovative, ‘next generation' scenario planning efforts. The project team defined next generation scenario planning efforts as those that seek to capture a broader range of issues and challen
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Key scientific assessments have underscored the urgency of reducing emissions of carbon dioxide to help mitigate potentially negative effects of climate change; however, many countries with significant greenhouse gas emissions, including the United States, China, and India, have not committed to binding limits on emissions to date, and carbon dioxi
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PowerPoint presentation on NextGen. NextGen is a transformation of U.S. aviation that will employ technologies and operational advances to provide necessary future safety, security, capacity, and environmental performance.
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