Driving climate change: cutting carbon from transportation.

Type of monograph: Book

Summary

This book provides professionals with the latest information regarding greenhouse gas emissions and the most up-to-date techniques for reducing these emissions. It investigates broad strategies: reducing motorized travel, shifting to less energy intensive modes, and changing fuel and propulsion technologies. The book concludes that opportunities abound, and that it is possible to reduce transportation-related GHG emissions while creating an efficient and effective transportation system.

Details

Original title: Driving climate change: cutting carbon from transportation.
Record ID : 2006-3277
Languages: English
Subject: Regulation, Environment, General information
Publication: Elsevier - Netherlands/Netherlands
Publication date: 2007
ISBN: 0123694957
Source: Source: 312 p. (15.5 x 23.5); fig.; phot.; tabl.; ref.; index; append.; EUR 43.95.
Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

Indexing

Themes: General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…);
Regulations and standardization (Montreal and Kyoto Protocols…);
Mobile air conditioning
Keywords: Regulations; Fuel (vehicles); Energy; Consumption; Car; Passenger transport; Transport; Statistics; World; USA; Environment; Greenhouse effect; Energy saving; Climate