Philippe Barla
From the issue entitled "Special Issue: Transport, energy and greenhouse gases: perspectives on demand limitation"
Guest Editors: Charles Raux & Martin E.H. Lee-Gosselin
Energy Efficiency, Volume 3, Number 2
In this paper, we examine some the issues associated with reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the North American trucking industry. We review some basic descriptive statistics to apprehend the basic conditions in the three countries of North America and describe the North American trucking industry and the changes in its GHG performance. We also present some of the policies that have been either implemented or are being considered to reduce trucking GHG emissions. We then discuss some of the issues involved in choosing instruments to reduce trucking emissions. Specifically, we discuss the following instruments: incentives and standard to improve truck fuel efficiency, a tax on CO2, and tradable permits systems.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Statistics of Road Traffic Accidents in Europe and North America - provisional edition
UNECE
July 2011
This publication provides comparable data on causes, types and results of accidents in Europe, Canada and the United States. Data are organized by nature of accident and surroundings; accidents while under the influence of alcohol; and the number of persons killed or injured, by category or road user and age group. As background data, figures on the number of road vehicles in use and vehicle-kilometers run by road vehicles are also provided along with estimates of population and distribution by age group. This publication contains important statistical information for those involved in transportation planning and road safety issues. This is a trilingual publication in English, French and Russian.
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July 2011
This publication provides comparable data on causes, types and results of accidents in Europe, Canada and the United States. Data are organized by nature of accident and surroundings; accidents while under the influence of alcohol; and the number of persons killed or injured, by category or road user and age group. As background data, figures on the number of road vehicles in use and vehicle-kilometers run by road vehicles are also provided along with estimates of population and distribution by age group. This publication contains important statistical information for those involved in transportation planning and road safety issues. This is a trilingual publication in English, French and Russian.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Un solo destino: La sustentabilidad. Reducción de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero generadas por el transporte de carga en América del Norte
Comisión para la Cooperación Ambiental
Marzo 2011
El más reciente informe del Secretariado de la CCA conforme al artículo 13 del Acuerdo de Cooperación Ambiental de América del Norte (ACAAN) presenta una serie de hallazgos y recomendaciones sobre la sustentabilidad del transporte de carga en América del Norte.
Con base en los conocimientos, experiencia y perspectivas de más de 60 expertos en transporte, funcionarios gubernamentales, operadores y otros grupos interesados clave, el informe recomienda acciones que consideramos servirán de mucho para la sustentabilidad ambiental del sistema de transporte de América del Norte.
El informe concluye que las políticas, regulación e incentivos necesarios para lograr un transporte de mercancías ambientalmente sustentable —a escala regional— también permitirán que nuestro sistema de transporte de carga sea más eficiente, competitivo y seguro en términos de consumo de energía.
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Video: Onpoint - CEC's Lloyd discusses North American policy for cleaner freight transport
Marzo 2011
El más reciente informe del Secretariado de la CCA conforme al artículo 13 del Acuerdo de Cooperación Ambiental de América del Norte (ACAAN) presenta una serie de hallazgos y recomendaciones sobre la sustentabilidad del transporte de carga en América del Norte.
Con base en los conocimientos, experiencia y perspectivas de más de 60 expertos en transporte, funcionarios gubernamentales, operadores y otros grupos interesados clave, el informe recomienda acciones que consideramos servirán de mucho para la sustentabilidad ambiental del sistema de transporte de América del Norte.
El informe concluye que las políticas, regulación e incentivos necesarios para lograr un transporte de mercancías ambientalmente sustentable —a escala regional— también permitirán que nuestro sistema de transporte de carga sea más eficiente, competitivo y seguro en términos de consumo de energía.
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Video: Onpoint - CEC's Lloyd discusses North American policy for cleaner freight transport
Friday, January 7, 2011
Making sustainable transport politically and publicly acceptable: Lessons from the EU, USA and Canada
David Banister, John Pucher and Martin Lee-Gosselin
University College London, Rutgers University, New Jersey, and Laval University, Quebec City
in: Institutions and Sustainable Transport: Regulatory Reform in Advanced Economies. Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007, pp. 17-50
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University College London, Rutgers University, New Jersey, and Laval University, Quebec City
in: Institutions and Sustainable Transport: Regulatory Reform in Advanced Economies. Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007, pp. 17-50
In recent years much of the literature has supported the need to achieve greater sustainability in the transport system. Even though there still remains some uncertainty about the effectiveness of alternative policies, many promising measures have been implemented in an increasing number of cities and countries throughout the world. The next steps must be to encourage a more widespread adoption of best practice in the implementation of sustainable transport policies. Thus, the most pressing problem is how to make sustainable transport policies more acceptable, both among the general public and their elected politicians. In this chapter, we investigate ways to increase the acceptability of such policies, using case study material from the USA, Canada and the EU.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Streamlining and Integrating Right-of-Way and Utility Processes With Planning, Environmental, and Design Processes in Australia and Canada
International Technology Scanning Program
Federal Highway Administration
June 2009
Many transportation projects require acquisition of land and accommodation of utility facilities in the right-of-way. The Federal Highway Administration, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and National Cooperative Highway Research Program sponsored a scanning study of Australia and Canada to learn about innovative practices for right-of-way and utility processes.
The study complemented a 2000 study of European countries. The scan team identified nine priorities for U.S. implementation: promote incentive-based reimbursement
for utility relocations, pursue corridor preservation strategies, use an alliance contract approach to integrate right-of-way acquisition and utility coordination, enhance cooperative relationships with property owners to facilitate timely property acquisition, develop GIS-based right-of-way project and asset management systems, promote visualization techniques to communicate project impacts, promote use of multiple-level MOU structures, promote use of utility coordination best practices during construction, and develop a framework to establish proficiency of right-of-way and utility professionals.
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Federal Highway Administration
June 2009
Many transportation projects require acquisition of land and accommodation of utility facilities in the right-of-way. The Federal Highway Administration, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and National Cooperative Highway Research Program sponsored a scanning study of Australia and Canada to learn about innovative practices for right-of-way and utility processes.
The study complemented a 2000 study of European countries. The scan team identified nine priorities for U.S. implementation: promote incentive-based reimbursement
for utility relocations, pursue corridor preservation strategies, use an alliance contract approach to integrate right-of-way acquisition and utility coordination, enhance cooperative relationships with property owners to facilitate timely property acquisition, develop GIS-based right-of-way project and asset management systems, promote visualization techniques to communicate project impacts, promote use of multiple-level MOU structures, promote use of utility coordination best practices during construction, and develop a framework to establish proficiency of right-of-way and utility professionals.
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