This book presents an in-depth review of the prospects of and policy, governance, and environmental issues associated with establishing a coal-to-liquids (CTL) industry in the United States.
Both high import payments for petroleum motor fuels and concerns regarding emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are motivating interest in possible fuel substitutes. In this report, RAND researchers assess the potential future production levels, production costs, greenhouse gases, and other environmental implications of synthetic crude oil extracted f
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The WSDOT Public Transportation Division Director requested a synthesis report on the role of state departments of transportation in climate change initiatives. A search of available information has revealed a host of measures underway to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the transportation sector. This report is a detailed summary of curren
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Notes that the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen will take place December 2009. The prime ministers' Punkaharju Declaration of summer 2007 set a new tone in Nordic co-operation, presenting a vision of the future in which the Nordic Region's responses to the challenges of globalisation would be implemented. Within a short period of time, mechanism
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The goal of this report is to inform research recommendations to address the constraints surrounding availability of biomass feedstocks. To meet this goal, an economic assessment, which links to an analysis of the consequences for greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability, has been developed that encompasses feedstock production from agriculture
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Case studies are presented that illustrate the application of methods which incorporate decisionmaking under uncertainty. The applications of these methods that are summarized in this paper deal with cases outside of transportation, including military planning and planning for higher education systems. The cases are indicative of ways in which such
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Over the next 50 years, hydrogen use is expected to grow dramatically as an automotive and electrical power source fuel. As hydrogen becomes commercially viable, the safety issues associated with hydrogen systems, equipment, and operation are of concern to the commercial motor vehicle industry. This report provides a review of the existing Federal
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
2007-11-01
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This Policy Brief, jointly produced by the OECD and the IEA, looks at the current situation with biofuels in road transport, and how governments can balance all these elements when crafting policies for energy and biofuels.
The goal of this discussion paper is to contribute to the current policy debate about how to effectively limit or reduce oil consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions from the U.S. transportation sector. The paper explains what is wrong with the status quo and therefore why new policies are needed. It examines special policy challenges in this domai
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
2007-05-01
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This memorandum briefly summarizes climate change and its potential impacts. It then focuses in more detail on administration proposals and policies regarding climate change and energy independence. It will also look at legislative branch proposals and policies regarding climate change and energy independence.
In light of scientific evidence about the potential damages from climate change, the Congress is considering legislation that would impose a “cap-and-trade” program to reduce U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide (CO2) from the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas. The merit of a cap-and-trade program is that, like a tax on
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Climate change is a century-scale, global challenge that will require a global response. A global response, however, emerges from national policies in leading countries. In the United States, there is a growing debate about federal legislation that would begin to tackle the problem without doing serious harm to the economy or unfairly burdening par
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In a world of rapidly rising carbon emissions and growing unease about imported oil, the appeal of renewable fuels is growing apace. Biofuels — liquids produced from plant matter that can substitute for gasoline or diesel — are attracting significant public support and, in hot pursuit, private investment. The biofuels dream envisages a seamless tra
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This report hypothesizes that the United States has reached a critical juncture in terms of national mobility trends and underlying socio-demographic conditions and travel behavior that will result in more moderate rates of annual vehicle miles of travel (VMT) growth in the future. However, slower VMT growth may not portend lower rates of congestio
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Sometimes the development of infrastructure can negatively impact habitat and ecosystems. Ways to better avoid, minimize, and mitigate these impacts, as well as the impacts of past infrastructure projects, have been developed. Nevertheless, these avoidance, minimization, and mitigation efforts may not always provide the greatest environmental benef
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Climate change is generally viewed as a global issue, but proposed responses generally require action at the national level. In 1992, the United States ratified the United Nations' Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which called on industrialized countries to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gases. During the past decade, a variet
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Strategies for a New Age: New York State's Transportation Master Plan for 2030 is the State's comprehensive statewide transportation master plan and serves as the Federally recognized, long range transportation plan for the State of New York pursuant to Federal law and in accordance with State Transportation Law. Federal regulations require each St
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This interim guidance is intended to provide guidance for FHWA authorities in working with their State/local planning partners and grantees in implementing SAFETEA-LU. Short summaries for the Environment Provisions sections are provided, as well as Planning and Environment Funding programs. This interim guidance covers planning, air quality, and en
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This joint FHWA/FTA interim guidance is intended for the use of FHWA and FTA field offices in working with their State/local planning partners and grantees in implementing SAFETEA-LU. Short summaries of key changes to the statutory requirements for planning and environmental reviews are provided, followed by guidelines for how FHWA Division and FTA
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A review of recently available data on both on-road fuel economy and new car test fuel economy shows that while US on-road fuel economy has been flat for almost 15 years, major European countries and Japan have shown modest improvements in response to “voluntary” agreements on fuel economy, steadily rising fuel prices (since 2002), and to some exte
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