Saving Oil and Reducing CO2 Emissions in Transport
Subtitle: Options and Strategies
By: International Energy Agency
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9789264194939
Subjects: Force and energy; Power (Mechanics); Power resources
Description: Transport is the fastest-growing energy sector world-wide. Every year increasing numbers of drivers at the wheels of ever larger vehicles burn more petroleum products and emit more carbon dioxide. The danger is clear. Nations around the world have taken up the challenge to reduce oil use and the CO2 that comes with it. This report examines the multiple policy approaches being taken by IEA Member countries to reduce transport-related carbon emissions. These include improving fuel economy in new cars and trucks, as well as reducing fuel consumption by vehicles already on the road. Also covered are the use of alternative fuel sources and ways to cut the growth in travel, such as by improving transit systems and using new technologies to reduce congestion. Energy-saving options in freight transport are also explored, such as making trucks and trucking systems more efficient and how to move more goods by rail and water-borne transport. More than twenty different approaches are developed, including some which have been neglected by most IEA countries. The study discusses the benefits and costs of each option, as well as obstacles it faces, and quantifies the effect of each option in reducing oil use and CO2 emissions. Success stories from IEA countries are presented, as well as some stories of failure.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction and Highlights; title: 1. Improving Fuel Economy through Technical Changes to New Light-Duty Vehicles; title: -Trends in Fuel Economy for New Light-Duty Vehicles; title: Improving Fuel Economy with Conventional Technologies; title: Improving Fuel Economy with Advanced Technology Propulsion Systems; title: Measures to Promote Efficient Technology for Light-Duty Vehicles; title: 2. Improving the On-Road Efficiency of Light-Duty Vehicles; title: -Vehicle Maintenance; title: On-Board Driving Technology and Driver Training; title: Speed Limits and Enforcement; title: Traffic Flow and Roadway Capacity; title: Vehicle Scrappage Programs; title: 3. Reducing LIght-Duty Vehicle Travel; title: -Improving Transit Systems; title: Travel Pricing Mechanisms; title: Pay-at-the-Pump Fees; title: Parking-Related Measures; title: Land-Use Planning and Non-Motorized Modes; title: Telematics and Telework; title: Combining Traffic Reduction Policies; title: 4. Alternative Fuels; title: -The Potential for Lower CO2 Emissions; title: Oil Displacement Potential; title: Overcoming Market Barriers; title: 5. Highway and Surface Freight Movement; title: -Truck Efficiency and Alternative Fuels; title: Trucking Operational and System Efficiency; title: Mode Switching: From Truck to Rail and Water; title: Reduction in Freight Travel by Reducing Trip Distance; title: References