Sentences with phrase «transportation sector studies»

In order to understand the potential to save energy through U.S. freight system efficiency improvements, we compare the findings of five studies (three U.S. transportation sector studies and two global supply chain studies) of freight energy savings opportunities.

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The study also noted that the service and transportation sectors rank lowest for «paid sick day access.»

Policymakers who want to decarbonize the transportation sector will need to move beyond hype and find better ways to assess and sustain promising technologies and fuels, suggests a study from Simon Fraser University, Canadian consulting firm Navius Research, and the University of California, Davis.

According to an assessment by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, «the contribution of the livestock sector to global greenhouse gas emissions exceeds that of transportation,» and a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences estimated the impact of a global move to a plant - based diet could reduce global mortality by 6 to 10 percent and reduce food - related greenhouse gas emissions by 29 to 70 percent.

This study analyzes how international climate regimes affect cost - efficiency of fuel choices in the transportation sector.

The study's authors wrote that better policies need to be put in place in those nations to remove barriers to renewable energy spending in major sectors like heating and cooling and transportation.

In Reinventing Fire (RF), Lovins et al cite 2 studies finding transportation sector rebounds at 3 and 22 percent, but ultimately exclude transportation rebounds from their analysis (Sorrell 2007's survey and the European Commission's review find transpo rebound between 10 and 30 percent; Gavankar and Geyer 2010 identify long - term rebounds between 20 and 65 percent).

Cost and Adoption Rates of Fuel - Saving Technologies for Trailers in the Canadian On - Road Freight Sector: Pollution Probe collaborated with the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) on a study to better understand the costs, performance levels, and current adoption rates of fuel - saving technologies for trailers in the Canadian on - road freight sector.

The Dept. of Energy's «Transportation Energy Futures» study provides a template for Pres. Obama's vision of reducing US transportation sector petroleum use and greenhouse gas emissionsTransportation Energy Futures» study provides a template for Pres. Obama's vision of reducing US transportation sector petroleum use and greenhouse gas emissionstransportation sector petroleum use and greenhouse gas emissions 80 % by 2050.

The transportation study shows how a combination of electrification and increase in vehicle efficiency could significantly lower emissions from this sector.

Supported by Transportation Energy Futures (TEF) project and nine - part study undertaken by the Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and Argonne National Laboratory, the Obama Administration envisions reducing petroleum use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the US transportation sector a whoppingTransportation Energy Futures (TEF) project and nine - part study undertaken by the Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and Argonne National Laboratory, the Obama Administration envisions reducing petroleum use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the US transportation sector a whoppingtransportation sector a whopping 80 % by 2050.

Studying the tax code's impact on GHG emissions the panel will necessarily focus heavily on energy, both the life cycles of different energy sources and their uses in different sectors such as electricity generation, transportation, industrial processes, and consumer uses (including in households).

Career progression is possible by gaining chartered status with a professional body such as the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) or the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), or by studying for additional qualifications or transferring employment sector (public or private).

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