The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Policies for Reducing GHG emissions in the Freight Sector [Brief]

Details

• Creators:
  Bento, Antonio M. ; Giuliano, Genevieve
• Corporate Creators:
  Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air quality
  • Freight transportation
  • Fuel consumption
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Life cycle analysis
  • Regulations
  • Route choice
  • Simulation
  • Trucks
  • Zero emission vehicles
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;California
• Edition:
  Research Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center (UTC)
• Abstract:
  We develop a novel simulation that integrates aspects of route-level and multi-market models to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alternative public policies that stimulate a faster adoption of cleaner technologies to reduce GHG emissions in the freight sector. The route-level model adds important spatial features that influence fuel consumption and fleet composition, such as nodes of pickup and delivery; while the multi-market model allows for adjustments in final prices, which in turn affect the sizes of fleet sectors and output markets. Most of the effort was in conceptualizing this integration and highlight its benefits. Preliminary simulations are conducted to illustrate the emissions that result from Phase 1 EPA regulations and ZEVs.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68776/dot_68776_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 186.34 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d63b4479fe23968d40c0618490de22394fcb6812f1fb300d6c8f81d4d246cfe73ea210301b771bb06cc139f39dd59221bbb4b23077c7d97366cd473c50cd414f