Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Transportation

The goal of this report is to establish methods that the United States can use to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation within the next 40 years. The report describes measures and technology that would enable transportation to be more energy efficient and use less carbon, which would decrease its dependence on petroleum fuel and also decrease greenhouse gas emissions. It discusses three scenarios, all of which assume that the United States is willing to alter regulations and incentives that impact vehicle design, vehicle fuel utilized, vehicle purchasing choices; and how neighborhoods and their infrastructure are constructed and utilized.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/Reducing_GHG_from_transportation.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23588
• Corporate Authors:

  Pew Center on Global Climate Change

  2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 550
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Authors:
  • Greene, David L
  • Plotkin, Steven E
• Publication Date: 2011-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 122p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Alternate fuels; Environmental policy; Environmental protection; Exhaust gases; Forecasting; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Greenhouse gases
• Uncontrolled Terms: Environmental mitigation
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Transportation (General); I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01333755
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 21 2011 2:15PM