Sentences with phrase «transportation system emissions»

But vehicle standards aimed at reducing emissions and fuel consumption shouldn't include credits for potential positive changes to transportation system emissions while ignoring the negative ones.

If indirect changes in transportation system emissions and fuel consumption are included, such as some theoretical impacts on congestion sometime in the future that may or may not happen, the move would risk undermining the foundation of the standards themselves.

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The plan comes on the heels of President Obama's call in his State of the Union address to reduce emissions in a «21st - century transportation system.»

But whether that will lead to a less - congested transportation system — saving fuel and cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions — remains to be seen, according to be transportation experts.

A recent report by the Intelligent Transportation Society of America projects that so - called intelligent transportation systems (ITS) could achieve a 2 to 4 percent reduction in oil consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions each year over the next 10 years as these technologies percolate inTransportation Society of America projects that so - called intelligent transportation systems (ITS) could achieve a 2 to 4 percent reduction in oil consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions each year over the next 10 years as these technologies percolate intransportation systems (ITS) could achieve a 2 to 4 percent reduction in oil consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions each year over the next 10 years as these technologies percolate into the market.

(1) to demonstrate the viability of a vehicle - based transportation system that is not overly dependent on petroleum as a fuel and contributes to lower carbon emissions than a system based on conventional vehicles;

(5) reduction in transportation sector emissions through increased transportation system and vehicle efficiency or use of transportation fuels that have lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions that are substantially lower than those attributable to fossil fuel - based alternatives;

He points to all the embedded emissions in our existing power grid and transportation systems.

Ballard Power Systems Deploys 10 More Fuel Cell Buses in China Oct 19, 2016 Next - Gen Transportation News (Oxford, CT) Canada - based fuel cell company Ballard Power Systems says it has commissioned and deployed 10 fuel cell - powered buses in the City of Yunfu, in the Chinese province of Guangdong, as part of the government's larger plan to address air quality in urban centers through zero - tailpipe - emission mass transit solutions.

The Center promotes comprehensive multimodal approaches to reduce GHG emissions and prepare for the effects of climate change on the transportation system, while advancing DOT's core goals of safety, mobility, environmental stewardship, and security.

Reduce petroleum consumption and emissions by measures to improve transportation system efficiency across all modes, for example by modernizing the aviation system.

In light of these matters, why would we want to expend the energy and resources to treat a symptom of planetary CO2 poisoning and take all the risks that LG describes when it pretty clear that the best approach is a wildly ambitious conversion to very low emission energy / transportation / agriculture systems followed by a wildly ambitious global program of CO2 sequestration / removal from the oceans and / or atmosphere to push the needle back down under 400 ppm in a decade or two at most?

: Re sunshades, yes, what LG said at 14, plus, the shades do nothing to reduce the ocean acidification... why would we want to expend the energy and resources to treat a symptom of planetary CO2 poisoning and take all the risks that LG describes when it pretty clear that the best approach is a wildly ambitious conversion to very low emission energy / transportation / agriculture systems **** concurrent with, and achieved by the same means, *** a wildly ambitious global program of CO2 sequestration / removal... and... under *** 300 ppm *** in 20 — 100 years, at most?

# 30 mike said: Re sunshades, yes, what LG said at 14, plus, the shades do nothing to reduce the ocean acidification... why would we want to expend the energy and resources to treat a symptom of planetary CO2 poisoning and take all the risks that LG describes when it pretty clear that the best approach is a wildly ambitious conversion to very low emission energy / transportation / agriculture systems **** followed by *** a wildly ambitious global program of CO2 sequestration / removal... and... under *** 400 ppm *** in *** a decade or *** two at most?

In the long run I don't think we will succeed in getting transportation of oil by trying to stop oil production on a site - by - site basis, we are going to have to put a high price on transportation fuels that have high carbon emissions and get much more serious about driving energy innovation they can get the transportation system off carbon.

In fact the Metrobus rolling stock consists of ordinary articulated diesel buses — their fuel and emissions savings come not so much from fancy expensive tech as from a systems approach to solving one of the world's most vexing transportation and air pollution messes.

Thomas — You're absolutely correct about the impact our transportation system has on greenhouse gas emissions.

Without specific policies tackling the issue of eliminating petroleum from our transportation system, these emissions will continue to limit any reduction the US is able to make to our total emissions.

In addition, the Senate bill would provide greater incentives for construction of nuclear power plants and for low - emissions transportation systems, an aide working on the measure said.

California will have the world's first economy - wide emissions trading system beginning next year, as it extends that program to include transportation fuels.

Requires such assessment to examine the contribution to emission reductions attributable to improvements in vehicle efficiency, GHG performance of transportation fuels, increased efficiency in utilizing transportation systems, and the effects of local and state planning.

Electric vehicles (EVs) have the potential to reduce US transportation - sector energy use and associated emissions, as well as to support the transition to a more sustainable transportation system.

(1) to demonstrate the viability of a vehicle - based transportation system that is not overly dependent on petroleum as a fuel and contributes to lower carbon emissions than a system based on conventional vehicles;

4:40 PM ENERGY TECH AND SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS This panel will feature American businesses that are implementing solutions to reduce GHG emissions and increase resilience in the electricity grid, the built environment, transportations systems, and in homes and communities in the U.S. and abroad.

This session will showcase global investment trends in the global low - carbon future, and the solutions — in the electricity grid, the built environment, transportation systems, and in homes and communities — that are reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing resilience, and at the same time creating jobs and growing economies.

While EPA did not propose that CCS represented BSER [best system of emission reduction], EPA stated in the preamble of the proposed NSPS rule that «CCS is technologically feasible for implementation at new coal - fired power plants and its core components (CO2 capture, compression, transportation and storage) have already been implemented at commercial scale.»

The key challenges are to restructure existing energy tax systems to directly target the source of environmental harm (e.g., by taxing emissions or driving on busy roads rather than electricity consumption or vehicle sales), to better align tax levels with the scale of environmental harm, and to overcome practical challenges of higher energy and transportation costs.

Designed for future implementation in California's Silicon Valley, with rails extending throughout the valley, the system maintains some of what we love most about cars — a private, comfortable way to get from Point A to Point B — while also solving some of the issues associated with car - based transportation — skyrocketing oil use, global warming emissions, a lack of safety, and traffic.

The approach builds upon existing state programs by identifying cost - effective actions to increase clean energy in the electric system and to leverage that clean electricity in the transportation and building sectors to achieve needed emissions reductions.

Given that nearly half of Washington's emissions come from the transportation sector, the reductions in cost are hugely significant for our pursuit of a cleaner transportation system.

Canada continues to implement its nation - wide Air Quality Management System to reduce emissions of air pollutants from industrial sources, as well as a suite of air pollution regulations for the transportation sector that reduce emissions of key SLCPs.

Significant emission reductions from the transportation sector will help the Bay Area attain and maintain state and national air quality standards and reduce greenhouse gases.Bay Area residents and visitors can learn more about the bike share system at www.bayareabikeshare.com, scheduled to go live later today, facebook.com/bayareabikeshare,and @sfbayareabikeshare on Twitter.The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is the regional agency responsible for protecting air quality in the nine - county Bay Area.

The initiatives still allow for a major expansion of U.S. aviation being planned under NextGen (the Next Generation Air Transportation System) without any accompanying requirement for curtailing emissions.

In response to this need the Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET) has developed the Energy and Carbon Registry, the first ever, public, government - supported, online registry for carbon emissions and energy consumption reporting system in China.

The students must also address the fact that the energy system is complex in that emissions reductions take time as we renew factories, buildings and vehicles, and that costs differ depending on energy forms (fossil fuels, renewables) and energy uses (electricity generation, transportation, buildings).

Our auto - centric transportation system currently produces about five percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.

The State also recently implemented a «cap - and - reduce» program, similar to «cap - and - trade» systems adopted in other states such as California, which put a cap on carbon pollution and required major sources — including the makers of transportation fuels — to reduce those emissions by a set rate annually.

«It appears we can achieve the enormous social benefits of a zero - emission energy system at essentially no extra cost,» said Mark Delucchi of the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California Berkeley, a co-author.

With the advent of new California programs such as the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (a comprehensive investment program to stimulate the development and deployment of low - carbon fuels and advanced vehicle technologies), the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and a federal waiver allowing California to set its own carbon dioxide motor vehicle emission standards, California is well positioned to develop a system of sustainable, clean, alternative transportation fuels.

The Plan thus calls for increased availability of public transportation, the implementation of energy - efficiency standards, and the adoption of a «green rating» system to constrain carbon emissions associated with construction and other public works.

To ensure that we «count carbs» accurately, by explaining why we need a comprehensive accounting system for carbon emissions — one that measures global warming emissions over a transportation fuel's entire life cycle.

While the SE4All objectives do not explicitly address climate change, it is clear that sustainable energy is a prerequisite for reducing greenhouse gas emissions: 80 % of human carbon dioxide emissions come from the global energy system, including transportation, buildings, industry, and electricity, heat, and fuel production.

and John Warner, R - Va., would create a carbon «cap and trade» system that would force power companies, manufacturers and the transportation industry to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 4 percent below 2005 levels by 2012, and 71 percent by 2050.