β Scribed by Andreas Schafer, John B. Heywood, Henry D. Jacoby, Ian A. Waitz
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In the nineteenth century, horse transportation consumed vast amounts of land for hay production, and the intense traffic and ankle-deep manure created miserable living conditions in urban centers. The introduction of the horseless carriage solved many of these problems but has created others. Today another revolution in transportation seems overdue. Transportation consumes two-thirds of the world's petroleum and has become the largest contributor to global environmental change. Most of this increase in scale can be attributed to the strong desire for personal mobility that comes with economic growth. In Transportation in a Climate-Constrained World, the authors present the first integrated assessment of the factors affecting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger transportation. They examine such topics as past and future travel demand; the influence of personal and business choices on passenger travel's climate impact; technologies and alternative fuels that may become available to mitigate GHG emissions from passenger transport; and policies that would promote their adoption. And most important, taking into account all of these options, they consider how to achieve a more sustainable transportation system in the next thirty to fifty years.
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 12
1 Introduction......Page 18
2 The Global Demand for Passenger Travel......Page 40
3 Greenhouse Gas Emission Implications of Travel Demand......Page 84
4 Road Vehicle Technology......Page 120
5 Aircraft Technology......Page 158
6 Alternative Transportation Fuels......Page 178
7 Policy Measures for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation......Page 238
8 Future Prospects and Policy Choices......Page 274
Notes......Page 290
References......Page 330
Index......Page 348
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