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Fuel Tax Increase Necessary to Cut Transportation Emissions
March 10, 2010 – 12:14 pm | 3 Comments

Fuel Tax Increase Necessary to Cut Transportation Emissions

Raising the price of gas to $7 per gallon may be necessary to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2020 targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 14 percent, says a new report from Harvard’s …

Post-Copenhagen Planning: Developing Countries Taking the Initiative on Sustainable Transport
February 13, 2010 – 4:40 am | 2 Comments

Post-Copenhagen Planning: Developing Countries Taking the Initiative on Sustainable Transport

Following up on our post about the treatment of the transport sector in countries’ post-Copenhagen plans, we’d like to point you to the analysis of developing countries’ Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) completed by the …

Where’s Low Carbon Transport in Post-Copenhagen Pledges?
February 4, 2010 – 11:26 pm | 4 Comments

Where’s Low Carbon Transport in Post-Copenhagen Pledges?

The first major piece of follow-up to the Copenhagen Accord took place Monday: the countries responsible for the bulk of climate-altering pollution formally submitted emission reduction plans, meeting the agreement’s Jan. 31 deadline. Fifty-five …

New Report: Climate Instruments in the Transport Sector (CITS)
December 22, 2009 – 3:56 am | No Comment

New Report: Climate Instruments in the Transport Sector (CITS)

Copenhagen’s COP-15 meeting came and went, and now, it’s down to the details of figuring out how to implement the commitments and plans for action.
A new draft report about the applicability of post-2012 instruments to …

US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood at Brookings on Infrastructure
December 11, 2009 – 2:57 am | 2 Comments

US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood at Brookings on Infrastructure

I just returned from a Brookings Institution event on infrastructure investment, economic growth, and jobs. The talk included a great cast of academics, politicians, transportation officials and journalists. This came just two days after President …

China FAQs: Cities and Transport
November 14, 2009 – 2:55 am | No Comment

China FAQs: Cities and Transport

The World Resources Institute yesterday released a new English-language Web site, ChinaFAQs.org, dedicated to answering questions about climate change and energy in China. The easy-to-navigate online resource so far lists the bios and contact information …

The End of the American Exurbs and the Death of Sprawl?
November 13, 2009 – 12:50 am | 8 Comments

The End of the American Exurbs and the Death of Sprawl?

It’s a common refrain among Smart Growth advocates across the United States that goes something like this: “The fallout from the economic crisis is hitting far out suburban and exurban communities much harder than urban …

What’s Schipper Saying? “Very Little Energy Savings Per Car Clunked”
November 2, 2009 – 11:45 pm | No Comment

What’s Schipper Saying? “Very Little Energy Savings Per Car Clunked”

Welcome to our first weekly installment of “What’s Schipper Saying?”, a “Where’s Waldo”-esque online scavenger hunt of comments about sustainable transport, cities and fuel efficiency made by EMBARQ Founder Lee Schipper, a senior research engineer …

“Historic” International Day of Climate Action
November 2, 2009 – 11:12 pm | No Comment

“Historic” International Day of Climate Action

Apparently 350.org’s October 24th International Day of Climate Action was a huge success and a historic day for climate activism across the globe. According to organizers, there were  5,200 events in 181 countries. CNN called …

U.S. Senate Climate Hearings – Will Washington Champion Sustainable Transportation?
October 29, 2009 – 3:07 am | No Comment

U.S. Senate Climate Hearings – Will Washington Champion Sustainable Transportation?

“the science is screaming at us to take action” ~Senator John Kerry
Today is the second installment of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee’s three-day legislative hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs and American …