Does bioenergy improve forest management?
Policies in the European Union, the United States, and Canada support the use of forest biomass in heating, power generation, and transportation as a climate mitigation strategy. However, research conflicts
International Council on Clean Transportation
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Certification procedures for advanced technology heavy-duty vehicles
Worldwide, commercial vehicles are the largest growing contributor to air pollution, fuel consumption, and global warming emissions in the on-road transportation sector. As with passenger vehicles, there
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European Union greenhouse gas reduction potential for heavy-duty vehicles
To support development of a European Union (EU) strategy for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) sector, the report entitled “Reduction and Testing of Greenhouse Gas
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Sustainable management of two-and three-wheelers in Asia
<p><span id="itro1">This new working paper by ICCT identifies the most effective technologies for CO2, emissions and safety measures and maps the status of regulatory programs for 2- and 3-wheeler management
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Review of peat surface greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia
Palm oil expansion in Southeast Asia is strongly associated with conversion and degradation of peatland. Find that past studies have generally significantly underestimated emissions from palm oil grown
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European CO2 emission performance standards for light commercial vehicles
<p>On February 15, 2011 the European Parliament adopted legislation that, for the first time, will regulate CO2 emissions from light commercial vehicles (LCV) in Europe. The original legislative proposal was issued by the European Commission in October 2009, and since then it has been debated between the regulatory agencies in Europe.</p>
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A review and comparative analysis of fiscal policies associated with new passenger vehicle CO2 emissions
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Governments are looking to fiscal policy to enhance & reinforce standards-based approaches to reducing vehicle emissions. This report analyzes taxes & incentives applied to new private passenger vehicles in eight of the world’s leading auto markets -the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Brazil, China, India, and Japan.</div>
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The regulatory engine: how smart policy drives vehicle innovation
The Regulatory Engine: How Smart Policy Drives Vehicle Innovation is a concise summary of the technologies in play and the state of fuel and vehicle efficiency standards in the key automotive markets worldwide.
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Carbon intensity of crude oil in Europe crude
<p>This report highlights the dramatic disparities in life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of crudes produced from different oilfields, and points to significant reductions that could be achieved by infrastructure improvements, technology upgrades, and other measures.
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Proposed new emissions standards for two-and three- wheeled vehicles in Europe
The European Commission has proposed new emissions standards for two and three-wheeled powered vehicles and quadricycles, collectively termed L-category vehicles, as part of a broader regulation that would also cover safety and market surveillance. From an air-quality perspective the primary objective is to keep constant or reduce the share of total road-transport emissions from L-category vehicl
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Size or mass?: the technical rationale for selecting size as an attribute for vehicle efficiency standards
This white paper summarizes the differences between size-based and mass-based efficiency standards, discusses their relative advantages and disadvantages, and provides guidance on the development of future standards. Specifically, the paper argues that size-indexed standards are more effective in promoting efficient technologies, and more neutral with respect to technology.