Systems Operations and Management activities of transportation agencies-both state and local have the objective of making the most effective use of the existing roadway capacity by improving efficiency (throughput, speed, safety), minimizing the service impacts of any disruption (crashes, weather), and providing special emergency services (evacuati
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Lockwood, S. (2008). Operational Responses to Climate Change Impacts.
Lockwood, S. "Operational Responses to Climate Change Impacts" (2008)
Lockwood, S. "Operational Responses to Climate Change Impacts" , 2008
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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Toman, Michael et al. (2008). Unconventional Fossil-Based Fuels: Economic and Environmental Trade-Offs.
Toman, Michael et al. "Unconventional Fossil-Based Fuels: Economic and Environmental Trade-Offs" (2008)
Toman, Michael et al. "Unconventional Fossil-Based Fuels: Economic and Environmental Trade-Offs" , 2008
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) entered into force in 1994 with the objective for ‘stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system'. The Kyoto Protocol (1997) set out to reduce emissions of most long lived gr
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Forster, Piers and Rogers, Helen (2008). Metrics for Comparison of Climate Impacts from Well Mixed Greenhouse Gases and Inhomogeneous Forcing Such as Those from UT/LS Ozone, Contrails and Contrail-Cirrus.
Forster, Piers and Rogers, Helen "Metrics for Comparison of Climate Impacts from Well Mixed Greenhouse Gases and Inhomogeneous Forcing Such as Those from UT/LS Ozone, Contrails and Contrail-Cirrus" (2008)
Forster, Piers and Rogers, Helen "Metrics for Comparison of Climate Impacts from Well Mixed Greenhouse Gases and Inhomogeneous Forcing Such as Those from UT/LS Ozone, Contrails and Contrail-Cirrus" , 2008
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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Nordic Council of Ministers (2008). Nordic Road Map: Programme for the Icelandic Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers 2009.
Nordic Council of Ministers "Nordic Road Map: Programme for the Icelandic Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers 2009" (2008)
Nordic Council of Ministers "Nordic Road Map: Programme for the Icelandic Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers 2009" , 2008
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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Poor, Aaron (2008). Climate Change Initiatives of State Departments of Transportation: Synthesis.
Poor, Aaron "Climate Change Initiatives of State Departments of Transportation: Synthesis" (2008)
Poor, Aaron "Climate Change Initiatives of State Departments of Transportation: Synthesis" , 2008
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.
James T. Bartis et al. (2008). Producing Liquid Fuels from Coal: Prospects and Policy Issues.
James T. Bartis and Frank Camm and David S. Ortiz "Producing Liquid Fuels from Coal: Prospects and Policy Issues" (2008)
James T. Bartis et al. "Producing Liquid Fuels from Coal: Prospects and Policy Issues" , 2008
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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Biomass Research and Development Board (U.S.) (2008). Increasing Feedstock Production for Biofuels: Economic Drivers, Environmental Implications, and the Role of Research.
Biomass Research and Development Board (U.S.) "Increasing Feedstock Production for Biofuels: Economic Drivers, Environmental Implications, and the Role of Research" (2008)
Biomass Research and Development Board (U.S.) "Increasing Feedstock Production for Biofuels: Economic Drivers, Environmental Implications, and the Role of Research" , 2008
Exploiting a rich data set of new vehicle registrations in 22 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas from 1999 to 2006, we analyze the determinants in the demand for hybrid vehicles and examine government programs that aim to promote the adoption of hybrid vehicles. We find that both the recent run-up in gasoline prices from 1999 and federal income ta
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Li, Shanjun and Beresteanu, Arie (2008). Gasoline Prices, Government Support and the Demand for Hybrid Vehicles in the U.S..
Li, Shanjun and Beresteanu, Arie "Gasoline Prices, Government Support and the Demand for Hybrid Vehicles in the U.S." (2008)
Li, Shanjun and Beresteanu, Arie "Gasoline Prices, Government Support and the Demand for Hybrid Vehicles in the U.S." , 2008
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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Simon, John M. et al. (2007). Changes to Consider in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and North American Standard Inspection Procedures to Accommodate Hydrogen as an Alternative Fuel: Final Report.
Simon, John M. and Brady, Stephen and Lowell, Dana "Changes to Consider in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and North American Standard Inspection Procedures to Accommodate Hydrogen as an Alternative Fuel: Final Report" (2007)
Simon, John M. et al. "Changes to Consider in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and North American Standard Inspection Procedures to Accommodate Hydrogen as an Alternative Fuel: Final Report" , 2007
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.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2007). Biofuels for Transport: Policies and Possibilities.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) "Biofuels for Transport: Policies and Possibilities" (2007)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) "Biofuels for Transport: Policies and Possibilities" , 2007
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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Gallagher, Kelly et al. (2007). Policy Options for Reducing Oil Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the U.S. Transportation Sector.
Gallagher, Kelly et al. "Policy Options for Reducing Oil Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the U.S. Transportation Sector" (2007)
Gallagher, Kelly et al. "Policy Options for Reducing Oil Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the U.S. Transportation Sector" , 2007
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.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (2007). Administration Proposals on Climate Change and Energy Independence: Hearings Before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure "Administration Proposals on Climate Change and Energy Independence: Hearings Before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure" (2007)
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure "Administration Proposals on Climate Change and Energy Independence: Hearings Before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure" , 2007
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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Dinan, Terry (2007). Trade-offs in Allocating Allowances for CO2 Emissions.
Dinan, Terry "Trade-offs in Allocating Allowances for CO2 Emissions" (2007)
Dinan, Terry "Trade-offs in Allocating Allowances for CO2 Emissions" , 2007
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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Supporting Files
Childs, Britt and Bradley, Rob (2007). Plants at the Pump: Biofuels, Climate Change, and Sustainability.
Childs, Britt and Bradley, Rob "Plants at the Pump: Biofuels, Climate Change, and Sustainability" (2007)
Childs, Britt and Bradley, Rob "Plants at the Pump: Biofuels, Climate Change, and Sustainability" , 2007
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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Raymond J. kopp and William A. Pizer (2007). Assessing U.S. Climate Policy options: A Report Summarizing Work at Resources for the Future as part of the Inter-Industry U.S. Climate Policy Forum.
Raymond J. kopp and William A. Pizer "Assessing U.S. Climate Policy options: A Report Summarizing Work at Resources for the Future as part of the Inter-Industry U.S. Climate Policy Forum" (2007)
Raymond J. kopp and William A. Pizer "Assessing U.S. Climate Policy options: A Report Summarizing Work at Resources for the Future as part of the Inter-Industry U.S. Climate Policy Forum" , 2007
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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Polzin, Steven E. (2006). The Case for Moderate Growth in Vehicle Miles of Travel: A Critical Juncture in U.S. Travel Behavior Trends.
Polzin, Steven E. "The Case for Moderate Growth in Vehicle Miles of Travel: A Critical Juncture in U.S. Travel Behavior Trends" (2006)
Polzin, Steven E. "The Case for Moderate Growth in Vehicle Miles of Travel: A Critical Juncture in U.S. Travel Behavior Trends" , 2006
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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Brown, Janice Weingart (2006). Eco-Logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects.
Brown, Janice Weingart "Eco-Logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects" (2006)
Brown, Janice Weingart "Eco-Logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects" , 2006
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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Yacobucci, Brent D. and Parker, Larry (2006). Climate Change: U.S. Federal Laws and Policies Related to Greenhouse Gas Reductions.
Yacobucci, Brent D. and Parker, Larry "Climate Change: U.S. Federal Laws and Policies Related to Greenhouse Gas Reductions" (2006)
Yacobucci, Brent D. and Parker, Larry "Climate Change: U.S. Federal Laws and Policies Related to Greenhouse Gas Reductions" , 2006
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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New York (State). Dept. of Transportation (2006). Strategies for a New Age: New York State's Transportation Master Plan for 2030.
New York (State). Dept. of Transportation "Strategies for a New Age: New York State's Transportation Master Plan for 2030" (2006)
New York (State). Dept. of Transportation "Strategies for a New Age: New York State's Transportation Master Plan for 2030" , 2006
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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United States. Federal Highway Administration (2005). Interim Guidance for Implementing SAFETEA-LU Provisions on Planning, Environment, and Air Quality for FHWA Authorities.
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Interim Guidance for Implementing SAFETEA-LU Provisions on Planning, Environment, and Air Quality for FHWA Authorities" (2005)
United States. Federal Highway Administration "Interim Guidance for Implementing SAFETEA-LU Provisions on Planning, Environment, and Air Quality for FHWA Authorities" , 2005
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