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Global Climate Change and the Transportation Sector: An Update on Issues and Mitigation Options
| 题名： | Global Climate Change and the Transportation Sector: An Update on Issues and Mitigation Options |
| 作者： | Kim, SH;Dooley, JJ;Geffen, CA; |
| 关键词： | 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; CARBON; CLIMATES; CLIMATIC CHANGE; EMISSION; REDUCTION; DIESEL ENGINES; ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY SOURCES; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRY; MITIGATION; POINT SOURCES; SIMULATION; TARGETS; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR |
| 摘要： | It is clear from numerous energy/economic modeling exercises that addressing the challenges posed by global climate change will eventually require the active participation of all industrial sectors and all consumers on the planet. Yet, these and similar modeling exercises indicate that large stationary CO2 point sources (e.g., refineries and fossil-fired electric power plants) are often the first targets considered for serious CO2 emissions mitigation. Without participation of all sectors of the global economy, however, the challenges of climate change mitigation will not be met. Because of its operating characteristics, price structure, dependence on virtually one energy source (oil), enormous installed infrastructure, and limited technology alternatives, at least in the near-term, the transportation sector will likely represent a particularly difficult challenge for CO2 emissions mitigation. Our research shows that climate change induced price signals (i.e., putting a price on carbon that is emitted to the atmosphere) are in the near term insufficient to drive fundamental shifts in demand for energy services or to transform the way these services are provided in the transportation sector. We believe that a technological revolution will be necessary to accomplish the significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. This paper presents an update of ongoing research into a variety of technological options that exist for decarbonizing the transportation sector and the various tradeoffs among them. |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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