TR News 268: May-Jun 2010 -- Climate Change: Curbing Transportation's Contributions

Curbing emissions of greenhouse gases from transportation sources can lead the way in national and international efforts to halt climate change. Featured articles include Transportation and Climate Change--Developing Technologies, Policies, and strategies; America's Climate Choices--The State of Climate Change Science and Options for Limiting Future Climate Change; Why Focus on Transportation for Emissions Reduction?; Curbing Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Transportation: Scenarios for Meeting the Global Challenge; Policies to Promote Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels: What Works?; Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles: Recent Developments and Prospects; Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Freight Trucking: Challenges and Opportunities; International Shipping and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: From Assessment to Mitigation; and TRB Special Reports -- A Transportation Research Program for Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change and Conserving Energy; and Driving and the Built Environment--The Effects of Compact Development on Motorized Travel, Energy Use, and CO2 Emissions.