Sperling / Cannon Driving Climate Change

Cutting Carbon from Transportation
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-08-046468-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing global society. The debate over what to do is confounded by the uncertain relationship between increasing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, and the impact of those changes on nature and human civilization.
This book will provide professionals and students alike with the latest information regarding greenhouse emissions while presenting the most up-to-date techniques for reducing these emissions. It will investigate three broad strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions: 1) reducing motorized travel, 2) shifting to less energy intensive modes, and 3) changing fuel and propulsion technologies. Findings will be presented by the leaders in the field with contributions from professors, researchers, consultants and engineers at the most prominent institutions - commercial, academic and federal - dealing with environmental research and policy.
* Includes a comprehensive evaluation of current industrial practice
* Provides technologically sound and manageable techniques for engineers, scientists and designers
* Incorporates guidelines for a sustainable future

Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science founding Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS - Davis) at UC Davis. He is also co-director of UC Davis' Fuel Cell Vehicle Center and specializes in transportation technology and environmental impacts and travel behavior.
Dr. Sperling is recognized as a leading international expert on transportation technology assessment, energy and environmental aspects of transportation, and transportation policy. In the past 20 years, he has authored or co-authored over 140 technical papers and six books.
Associate Editor of Transportation Research D (Environment)

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sperling, Daniel

Cannon, James S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front cover;1
2;Title page;5
3;Copyright page;6
4;Table of contents;7
5;Acknowledgments;9
6;Preface;11
7;CHAPTER 1: Introduction and Overview;15
7.1;GHG Emissions Headed in Wrong Direction;17
7.2;The Asilomar Declaration;19
7.3;References;21
8;CHAPTER 2: Peaking of World Oil Production and Its Mitigation;23
8.1;Peaking of World Conventional Oil Production;24
8.2;Oil Reserves;25
8.3;Projections of the Peaking of World Oil Production;26
8.4;Previous Oil Supply Shortfalls and Disruptions;26
8.5;Mitigation Options and Issues;28
8.6;Three Mitigation Scenarios;31
8.7;Wildcards in Oil Peak Predictions;38
8.8;Conclusion;39
8.9;References;40
9;CHAPTER 3: Toward a Policy Agenda for Climate Change: Changing Technologies and Fuels and the Changing Value of Energy;43
9.1;Global Societal Trends;44
9.2;Future Energy Challenges;47
9.3;Transportation Energy Policy Trends;49
9.4;Technology Trends in Transportation;51
9.5;Conclusion;53
9.6;Author’s Note;54
9.7;References;54
10;CHAPTER 4: Coordinated Policy Measures for Reducing the Fuel Use of the U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet;55
10.1;Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions;56
10.2;Projections of LDV Fuel Use and GHG Emissions;58
10.3;Policy Measures to Reduce GHG Emissions;63
10.4;Rationales for Combinations of Policy Measures;72
10.5;Development of a Sample Policy Package;74
10.6;Conclusion;83
10.7;References;84
11;CHAPTER 5: Carbon Burdens from New Car Sales in the United States;87
11.1;Trends in U.S. Automotive CO2 Emissions;88
11.2;Carbon Burdens of Major Automakers;90
11.3;Notable Trends Influencing Carbon Burdens;95
11.4;Reducing Automotive Carbon Burdens;99
11.5;References;100
12;CHAPTER 6: Reducing Vehicle Emissions Through Cap-and-Trade Schemes;103
12.1;Previous Studies;103
12.2;Upstream Trading;107
12.3;Downstream Trading;108
12.4;Upstream/Downstream Hybrid;113
12.5;Incorporating Vehicles into a Carbon Trading Program;115
12.6;Conclusion;117
12.7;References;119
13;CHAPTER 7: North American Feebate Analysis Model;121
13.1;Analyzing Feebates in the North American Market;122
13.2;Structure of the North American Feebate Analysis Model;123
13.3;Canadian and U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Markets;125
13.4;Manufacturer and Consumer Decision Making;127
13.5;Nature of Analysis and Major Assumptions;128
13.6;Results;129
13.7;Conclusion;140
13.8;Author’s Note;141
13.9;References;141
14;CHAPTER 8: Reducing Growth in Vehicle Miles Traveled: Can We Really Pull It Off?;143
14.1;Evolving Transportation Approach to Solving Congestion;143
14.2;Changing the Paradigm;149
14.3;Conclusion;154
14.4;Acknowledgments;155
14.5;References;155
15;CHAPTER 9: International Comparison of Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Passenger Vehicles;157
15.1;Comparison of Vehicle Standards around the World;158
15.2;Country and Regional Profiles;164
15.3;Issues and Methodologies Involved with Comparing Vehicle Standards Around the World;174
15.4;Conclusions;177
15.5;References;178
16;CHAPTER 10: Reducing Transport-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Developing Countries: The Role of the Global Environmental Facility;179
16.1;Creation of Operational Program #11;180
16.2;The First Years of the GEF Transportation Program: Hydrogen Fuel Cells;181
16.3;Criticism of Fuel Cell Bus Effort;181
16.4;Current GEF Transport Priorities;183
16.5;NMT Projects Financed under the GEF;188
16.6;The GEF and Bus Rapid Transit;192
16.7;Other Areas for Future GEF Transport Sector Involvement;196
16.8;Conclusions;202
16.9;References;202
17;CHAPTER 11: What Multilateral Banks (and Other Donors) Can Do to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Case Study of Latin America and the Caribbean;203
17.1;Opportunities for Donor Agencies in Climate Change and Transportation;205
17.2;Review of Cities and Development of Criteria;206
17.3;Identification of Candidate Cities;210
17.4;Conclusions and Recommendations;210
17.5;References;214
18;CHAPTER 12: From Public Understanding to Public Policy: Public Views on Energy, Technology, and Climate Science in the United States;215
18.1;Public Awareness;216
18.2;Public Understanding;218
18.3;Impact of Information on Public Opinion;221
18.4;Strength of Opinion;222
18.5;Changing Behavior and Perceptions of the Role of the Consumer;223
18.6;Identity Politics: Death of Environmentalism?;225
18.7;Conclusion;227
18.8;References;228
19;CHAPTER 13: Narrative Self-Identity and Societal Goals: Automotive Fuel Economy and Global Warming Policy;231
19.1;What Is a “Rational” Consumer and Does This Idea Dominate Transportation Energy Analysis?;233
19.2;An Alternative Behavioral Approach;235
19.3;An Application of the Alternative Approach;246
19.4;Conclusions;248
19.5;Acknowledgment;250
19.6;References;250
20;CHAPTER 14: Lost in Option Space: Risk Partitioning to Guide Climate and Energy Policy;253
20.1;Uncertainty, Ambiguity, and Ignorance: The Monsters under the Bed;254
20.2;Risk Partitioning in the Energy/Climate Dilemma;255
20.3;Scenario Planning;260
20.4;Real Options Analysis;264
20.5;Taking Thought;266
20.6;References;266
21;CHAPTER 15: Toward a Transportation Policy Agenda for Climate Change;267
21.1;Crisis and Opportunity: Numbers, Needs, and the Not Particularly Rational Transportation Consumer;268
21.2;The Regulatory Landscape for Transportation, Energy, and Climate Change;272
21.3;The Promise of Integrated Transportation Solutions;274
21.4;Conclusion: Toward a Policy Agenda for Climate Change;279
21.5;Acknowledgments;280
21.6;References;280
22;APPENDIX A: About the Editors and Authors;283
23;APPENDIX B: Asilomar Attendee List: 2005;293
24;Index;299