Full Title: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation: Opportunities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Author(s): Georgetown Climate Center
Publisher(s): Georgetown Climate Center
Publication Date: December 1, 2015
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Description (excerpt):
Five years ago, the leaders of the transportation, energy, and environment agencies of 11 northeast and mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia joined to form the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI). These jurisdictions committed to work together to promote a cleaner and more efficient transportation system that reduces emissions of greenhouse gases and criteria air pollutants. The Georgetown Climate Center serves as the facilitator of the TCI.
This report summarizes analysis designed by the Georgetown Climate Center in response to state requests for better information on transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trends and opportunities to reduce emissions in the region. Quantitative aspects of the analysis were conducted by Cambridge Systematics. The Georgetown Climate Center and Cambridge Systematics have jointly developed this synthesis report.
The report includes a bottom-up assessment of current and future transportation-sector emissions based in large part on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) MOVES model; an analysis of emission reduction potential, economic impacts, and other impacts of diverse clean transportation strategies implemented at different levels of investment; and a macroeconomic analysis of two scenarios conducted using the REMI model. State officials in the TCI region provided detailed input and review to inform the work.