Transportation and global climate change.

Greene, David L. Santini, Danilo J.
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

1993

2330
CIENA

0-918249-17-1

HIGHWAY VEHICLE ACTIVITY TRENDS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL WARMING: THE UNITED STATES IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT. The Global Warming Problem. How Motor Vehicles Contribute to Global Warming and Air Pollution. Historic Patterns of Vehicle Production and Use. Where We Stand Today. Future Trends in Motor Vehicle Registrations and Emissions. TRENDS IN TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE, 1970-1988: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE. Passenger Travel. Freight Transport. THE EFFECTS OF TRANSPORTATION SECTOR GROWTH ON ENERGY USE, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN FOUR ASIAN CITIES. Options Tailored to Each City. Bangkok. Surabaya. Islamabad. Varanasi. Challenges Faced. DESIGNING INCENTIVE-BASED APPROACHES TO LIMIT CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FROM THE LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE FLEET. Methodology. Base Case Projections. IC ENGINES AND FUELS FOR CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS: 2015. Ideal and Actual Engine Cycles. Technology Improvement Possibilities. VEHICLE EFFICIENCY AND THE ELECTRIC OPTION. The Goals. Consequences of the Goals. The Comparative Economics of Airplanes and Cars. Consequences of the Cost of Fuel. Power Used by the Vehicle. Power from the Fuel. Electric and Hybrid Vehicles. THE USDOE VEHICLE PROPULSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. Four-Stroke/Two-Stroke SI Engines. Gas Turbine Engines. Battery-Powered Electric Vehicles. Heat Engine/Battery Hybrid Vehicles. Fuel Cell/Battery Hybrid Vehicles. Other Engine Alternatives. Possibilities for the Future. Potencial Impacts of Advances in Vehicle Technology on Energy Use and CO2 Emissions. SOLAR HYDROGEN TRANSPORTATION FUELS. Technology for Producing Hydrogen from Renewable Resources. Delivering Hydrogen Transportation Fuel. Environmental and Resource Issues. Hydrogen as a Transport Fuel. Strategy for Developing Solar Hydrogen as a Transportation Fuel in the United States. Methods for Calculating the Levelized Cost of Solar Electricity and Hydrogen. WHY IS ENERGY USE RISING IN THE FREIGHT SECTOR?. Trends in Energy and CO2 Emissions. Fuel Economy and Energy Intensity. Factors Affecting Truck Energy Intensity. CHARACTERISTICS OF FUTURE AVIATION FUELS. Supply. Conventional Fuels. Alternatives. Cost and Global Warming. TRANSPORTATION ON A GREENHOUSE PLANET: A LEAST-COST TRANSITION SCENARIO FOR THE UNITED STATES. Assumptions and Analyses. Findings and Inferences.

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ESTADOS UNIDOS; SECTOR TRANSPORTE; EFECTO INVERNADERO; MOTORES; COMBUSTIBLES; DISEÑO; AUTOMOVILES; POLITICA GUBERNAMENTAL; TRANSPORTE; CONSUMO DE ENERGIA; CAMBIO CLIMATICO; COMBUSTIBLES SINTETICOS; CALENTAMIENTO GLOBAL; USO DE LA ENERGIA; MEDIO AMBIENTE; ESCENARIOS ENERGETICOS; EMISION DE GASES; CONSERVACION DE LA ENERGIA; CONGESTIONAMIENTO VIAL; INCENTIVOS; VEHICULOS LIVIANOS; ANHIDRIDO CARBONICO; EFICIENCIA ENERGETICA; FUENTES DE ENERGIA RENOVABLES; JET FUEL; USO RACIONAL DE LA ENERGIA;