Climate Change
Basics
Yes, Local Transportation Agencies Can Measure Their Climate Impacts
It's going to be a tough sell for those who claim that greenhouse gas performance measures for transportation can’t possibly work, when plenty of transportation agencies say it would be no problem.
August 24, 2016
Stark Divisions Between Dems and GOP on Climate Impacts of Transportation
How polarized are the two political parties on key questions about transportation policy and climate change? As you can imagine, the answer is "very."
August 22, 2016
U.S. Transportation Now Belches Out More Carbon Than U.S. Electricity
For the first time in almost four decades, the nation's tailpipes now spew out more carbon emissions than the nation's smokestacks. It's an indication of how slowly the American transportation sector is rising to the challenge of preventing catastrophic climate change.
August 5, 2016
Survey: Americans Want DOTs to Factor Climate Change in Their Decisions
Should we continue to let state transportation departments spend tens of billions of dollars in federal funds each year without regard to how highway expansions contribute to climate change? Right now U.S. DOT is looking to inject some accountability into a process that has created a very carbon-intensive transportation system, and a new poll suggests most Americans would welcome that.
August 5, 2016
7 Steps to Phase Out Carbon Emissions From American Transportation
Eliminating carbon emissions from the American transportation system can be done, according to a new report from the Frontier Group [PDF]. The tools to reduce energy use from cars and light trucks at least 90 percent are at our disposal or in advanced stages of development. The remaining 10 percent could be supplied by renewables like wind power.
May 25, 2016
Why Fixing the Rust Belt Could Help Save the Climate
Cross-posted from the Frontier Group.
May 23, 2016
Toward Zero Carbon Transportation: Technology and Institutional Change
Cross-posted from the Frontier Group.
May 19, 2016
Rising to the Political Challenge of a Carbon-Free Transportation System
Cross-posted from the Frontier Group.
May 18, 2016
We Can Do It: A Zero-Carbon Transportation System Is Possible
Cross-posted from the Frontier Group.
May 17, 2016
Why Federal Efforts to Link Transportation to Climate Change Matter
Cross posted from the Frontier Group.
April 26, 2016