The Action Plan for Maritime Energy and Emissions Innovation (the action plan) lays out a strategy to reduce and eliminate nearly all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. maritime sector by 2050, in line with the U.S. economy-wide goal of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. To reach this goal, the action plan outlines actions, objectives, targets
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The purpose of this Action Plan is to identify actions under the Efficiency strategy to realize the goal of decarbonizing the transportation sector by 2050. This plan describes actions that all levels of government and the private sector can take to reduce the energy intensity of travel. The federal agencies that developed this plan can have a majo
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On November 9, 2021, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced the 2021 United States Aviation Climate Action Plan (2021 Action Plan). The 2021 Action Plan laid out a whole-of-government approach to achieve a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the U.S. aviation sector1 by 2050 (2050 goal). In addition to serving as the
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The Action Plan for Rail Energy and Emissions Innovation proposes actions to reduce and nearly eliminate emissions in the U.S. rail sector, in line with the U.S. economy-wide goal of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. It also proposes actions to leverage the rail system to reduce emissions from other modes. The national goal of achiev
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The Action Plan for Maritime Energy and Emissions Innovation (the action plan) lays out a strategy to reduce and eliminate nearly all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. maritime sector by 2050, in line with the U.S. economy-wide goal of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. To reach this goal, the action plan outlines actions, objectives, targets
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The Action Plan for Rail Energy and Emissions Innovation proposes actions to reduce and nearly eliminate emissions in the U.S. rail sector, in line with the U.S. economy-wide goal of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. It also proposes actions to leverage the rail system to reduce emissions from other modes. The national goal of achiev
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The Transit Bus Electrification Tool is a Microsoft Excel-based spreadsheet tool that allows users to estimate the partial lifecycle greenhouse gas emission savings associated with replacing standard bus fleets with low-emission or zero-emission transit buses.
Evolving climate disasters and the pandemic are a reminder that lower levels of social equity can leave populations more vulnerable. There is mounting evidence that while resilience is determined by the weakest or most vulnerable links in the (supply) chain, its effects tend to impact the entire (supply) chain and the communities it serves. Ensurin
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Coastal regions have been experiencing more frequent and more intensive tropical cyclones (TCs) due to climate change in recent years. In 2020, the tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean made a number record in a season, with 30 named storms in total, 13 of which progressed into hurricanes. Global warming will continue, and climate change will follo
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The escalating impacts of climate change and rapid urbanization pose significant challenges to non-motorized transportation facilities (NMTFs) and low-income communities (LICs) in Delaware. This project aims to assess the negative impacts of climate change, including sea level rise (SLR), increasing temperatures, and changes in precipitation patter
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Hazards, Risk, Disasters Climate change creates new challenges for all critical transportation infrastructure, especially for railroads with an open system that is continuously exposed to the elements. A Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) is a necessary first step for an organization to understand the challenges and develo
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) manages billions in taxpayer funding to develop and support a safe and efficient rail network, and has initiated several research efforts to provide resiliency information to rail owners and operators. This document introduces the threats to the rail network, provides tools and resources such as Climate Map
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The study aimed to understand the impacts of extreme climatic conditions such as prolonged droughts and intense precipitation due to climate change on the resilience of civil infrastructures like embankments. The knowledge of unsaturated soil mechanics and soil chemistry is integrated to determine the impact of climate change on the stability of em
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The study aimed to understand the impacts of extreme climatic conditions such as prolonged droughts and intense precipitation due to climate change on the resilience of civil infrastructures like embankments. The knowledge of unsaturated soil mechanics and soil chemistry is integrated to determine the impact of climate change on the stability of em
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The fundamental challenge facing today's aviation industry is to achieve net zero climate impacts while simultaneously sustaining growth and global connectivity. Aviation's impact on surface air quality, which is comparable to aviation's climate impact when monetized, further heightens this challenge. Prior studies have proposed solutions that aim
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) has prepared this Climate Adaptation Plan (CAP or Plan) in accordance with: Section 211 of Executive Order (E.O.) 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad; section 5(d) of E.O. 14030, Climate-Related Financial Risk; section 503 of E.O.14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries An
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Aviation emissions cause global changes in air quality which have been estimated to result in ~58 000 premature mortalities per year, but this number varies by an order of magnitude between studies. The causes of this uncertainty include differences in the assessment of ozone exposure impacts and in how air quality changes are simulated, as well as
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Persistent contrails make up a large fraction of aviationʼs contribution to global warming. We describe a scalable, automated detection and matching (ADM) system to determine from satellite data whether a flight has made a persistent contrail. The ADM system compares flight segments to contrails detected by a computer vision algorithm running on im
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Building upon two executive orders targeting the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in California, the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) offers a comprehensive plan to work toward a more unified vision for transportation that prioritizes climate, health, and social equity. The purpose of this project was to hel
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Building upon two executive orders targeting the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in California, the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) offers a comprehensive plan to work toward a more unified vision for transportation that prioritizes climate, health, and social equity. The purpose of this project was to hel
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