Reducing U S Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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National Action Plan For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
National Action Plan For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Atmospheric carbon dioxide categories.
Transportation S Role In Reducing U S Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Author : U. S. Department Transportation
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-02-18
Transportation S Role In Reducing U S Greenhouse Gas Emissions written by U. S. Department Transportation and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-18 with categories.
Transportation is a significant contributor to national greenhouse gas emissions, and can be part of the Nation's solution to the climate change challenge. The Energy Independence and Security Act (December 2007) called upon the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and in consultation with the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), to conduct a study of the impact of the Nation's transportation system on climate change and strategies to mitigate the effects by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The study also considers fuel savings and air pollution reduction from these measures. This report responds to that directive. Volume 1: Synthesis Report provides an overview of transportation's contribution to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), analyzes the effectiveness of various strategies available to reduce transportation sector GHGs, discusses the role of DOT planning and funding programs for strategic action on climate change, and concludes with five policy options that Congress may wish to consider. This study evaluates potentially viable strategies to reduce transportation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The study was mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act (P.L. 110-140, December 2007). The Act directed the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and consultation with the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), to conduct a study of the impact of the Nation's transportation system on climate change and strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change by reducing GHG emissions from transportation. This study also examines the potential impact of these strategies on air quality, petroleum savings, transportation goals, costs, and other factors. Each GHG reduction strategy may have various positive impacts (including co-benefits) or negative impacts on these factors. Potential tradeoffs and interdependencies when reducing GHG emissions will need to be considered in order to develop balanced solutions. The study is presented in two parts: Volumes 1 and 2. Volume 1: Synthesis Report provides an overview of the study's findings and discusses policy options that Congress may wish to consider to reduce transportation GHG emissions. Volume 2: Technical Report provides the technical details of the assessment.
Reducing U S Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Author : Anna K. Vesely
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Reducing U S Greenhouse Gas Emissions written by Anna K. Vesely and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Climatic changes categories.
This book examines greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels and trends from the transportation sector and analyses the full range of strategies available to reduce these emissions. These strategies include introducing low-carbon fuels, increasing vehicle fuel economy, improving transportation system efficiency, and reducing carbon-intensive travel activity. Policy options for implementing these strategies are also discussed, including an economy-wide price signal; efficiency standards; market incentives; transportation planning and funding programs and research and development.
Policy Options For Reducing Energy Use And Greenhouse Gas Emissions From U S Transportation
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Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for a Study of Potential Energy Savings and Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Transportation
language : en
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Release Date : 2011
Policy Options For Reducing Energy Use And Greenhouse Gas Emissions From U S Transportation written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for a Study of Potential Energy Savings and Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Transportation and has been published by Transportation Research Board this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Science categories.
It is not intended to model or quantify the impacts of each policy option over time but instead to examine the means by which each influences behavior and the demand for and supply of energy- and emissions-saving technology, particularly in the modes of transportation with the greatest effect on the sector's consumption of petroleum and emissions of GHGs. In choosing among policies, elected officials must take into account many factors that could not be examined in this study, such as the full range of safety, economic, and environmental implications of their choices; therefore, the report does not recommend a specific suite of policies to pursue. Instead, the emphasis is on assessing each policy approach with regard to its applicability across transportation modes and its ability to affect the total amount of energy-intensive transportation activity, the efficiency of transportation vehicles, and GHG emissions characteristics of the sector's energy supply.
Transportation S Role In Reducing U S Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Author : U.s. Department of Transportation
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-04-28
Transportation S Role In Reducing U S Greenhouse Gas Emissions written by U.s. Department of Transportation and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-28 with Transportation categories.
The U.S. Department of Transportation Center for Climate Change and Environmental Forecasting is the focal loin in DOT of technical expertise on transportation and climate change. Through strategic research, policy analysis, partnerships, and outreach, the Center created comprehensive and multimodal approaches to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gases to mitigate the effects of global climate change on the transportation network.
Policy Options For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Policy Options For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
U S Global Climate Change Policy
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Author : Larry Parker
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2011
U S Global Climate Change Policy written by Larry Parker and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Science categories.
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Contents: From Study to Commitment: The U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Developing Programs: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT); Comparing EPACT and the UNFCCC; UNFCCC Results: Action: George H. W. Bush Admin. National Action Plan: ¿No Regrets¿; The Clinton Admin. National Action Plans: Industrial Strength ¿No Regrets¿; Kyoto and S. Res. 98; George W. Bush Admin. National Action Plan: Abjuring an Emissions Reduction Goal; Looking for New Directions: Senate Amendment 866 [109th Congress] and S. 2191 [110th Congress]; Pres. Obama, the 111th Congress, and Climate Change; Addressing the Three-Cs: Emerging Price Versus Quantity Debate; Battle of Policy Perspectives. Illus.
Greenhouse Gases
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Author : Jonathan L. Ramseur
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 2008
Greenhouse Gases written by Jonathan L. Ramseur and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Science categories.
Instituting policies to manage or reduce GHGs would likely impact different states differently. Understanding these differences may provide for a more informed debate regarding potential policy approaches. However, multiple factors play a role in determining impacts, including alternative design elements of a GHG emissions reduction program, the availability and relative cost of mitigation options, and the regulated entities' abilities to pass compliance costs on to consumers. Three primary variables drive a state's human-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels: population, per capita income, and the GHG emissions intensity. GHG emissions intensity is a performance measure. In this book, GHG intensity is a measure of GHG emissions from sources within a state compared with a state's economic output (gross state product, GSP). The GHG emissions intensity driver stands apart as the main target for climate change mitigation policy, because public policy generally considers population and income growth to be socially positive. The intensity of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions largely determines overall GHG intensity, because CO2 emissions account for 85% of the GHG emissions in the United States. As 98% of U.S. CO2 emissions are energy-related, the primary factors that shape CO2 emissions intensity are a state's energy intensity and the carbon content of its energy use. Energy intensity measures the amount of energy a state uses to generate its overall economic output (measured by its GSP). Several underlying factors may impact a state's energy intensity: a state's economic structure, personal transportation use in a state (measured in vehicle miles travelled per person), and public policies regarding energy efficiency. The carbon content of energy use in a state is determined by a state's portfolio of energy sources. States that utilise a high percentage of coal, for example, will have a relatively high carbon content of energy use, compared to states with a lower dependence on coal. An additional factor is whether a state is a net exporter or importer of electricity, because CO2 emissions are attributed to electricity-producing states, but the electricity is used (and counted) in the consuming state. Between 1990 and 2000, the United States reduced its GHG intensity by 1.6% annually. Assuming that population and per capita income continue to grow as expected, the United States would need to reduce its GHG intensity at the rate of 3% per year in order to halt the annual growth in GHG emissions. Therefore, achieving reductions (or negative growth) in GHG emissions would necessitate further declines in GHG intensity.
Limiting The Magnitude Of Future Climate Change
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2011-01-06
Limiting The Magnitude Of Future Climate Change written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-06 with Science categories.
Climate change, driven by the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, poses serious, wide-ranging threats to human societies and natural ecosystems around the world. The largest overall source of greenhouse gas emissions is the burning of fossil fuels. The global atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, the dominant greenhouse gas of concern, is increasing by roughly two parts per million per year, and the United States is currently the second-largest contributor to global emissions behind China. Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change, part of the congressionally requested America's Climate Choices suite of studies, focuses on the role of the United States in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The book concludes that in order to ensure that all levels of government, the private sector, and millions of households and individuals are contributing to shared national goals, the United States should establish a "budget" that sets a limit on total domestic greenhouse emissions from 2010-2050. Meeting such a budget would require a major departure from business as usual in the way the nation produces and uses energy-and that the nation act now to aggressively deploy all available energy efficiencies and less carbon-intensive technologies and to develop new ones. With no financial incentives or regulatory pressure, the nation will continue to rely upon and "lock in" carbon-intensive technologies and systems unless a carbon pricing system is established-either cap-and-trade, a system of taxing emissions, or a combination of the two. Complementary policies are also needed to accelerate progress in key areas: developing more efficient, less carbon-intense energy sources in electricity and transportation; advancing full-scale development of new-generation nuclear power, carbon capture, and storage systems; and amending emissions-intensive energy infrastructure. Research and development of new technologies that could help reduce emissions more cost effectively than current options is also strongly recommended.
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: World Business Pub.
Release Date : 2004
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol written by and has been published by World Business Pub. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Business enterprises categories.
The GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard helps companies and other organizations to identify, calculate, and report GHG emissions. It is designed to set the standard for accurate, complete, consistent, relevant and transparent accounting and reporting of GHG emissions.