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From page 21... ... The risks posed by climate change and thedependence on imported petroleum areamong the most challenging problemsfacing the United States. Many state and national policy makers are embracing proposals to reduce total greenhouse gas (GHG) Read the entire page →
From page 22... ... TR N EW S 26 8 M AY –J UN E 20 10 22 guidance about the effectiveness, costs, feasibility, and acceptability of transportation mitigation and adaptation strategies. The committee that prepared Special Report 299, A Transportation Research Program for Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change and Conserving Energy, recommends making a modest investment of $40 million to $45 million annually to develop the best guidance quickly, working from available information, and then to improve the guidance as new research is completed (Table 1, right) Read the entire page →
From page 23... ... TR N EW S 268 M AY–JUN E 2010 23 The TRB Special Task Force (STF) on Climate Change andEnergy has prepared two new reports, available online as e-circulars: u The Modal Primer on Greenhouse Gas and Energy Issues for Transportation, written by volunteer teams from throughout the transportation industry and edited by Peter Bryn, Sea River Maritime, Inc., contains brief but informative overviews of climate change and energy issues for the primary transportation modes.a u Research Needs Statements for Climate Change and Transportation assembles approximately 40 research needs statements to assist universities, students, research organizations, government agencies, and other interested parties in selecting, conducting, and funding projects.b The authoring teams for the chapters of the modal primer come from a variety of backgrounds. Read the entire page →

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... The risks posed by climate change and thedependence on imported petroleum areamong the most challenging problemsfacing the United States. Many state and national policy makers are embracing proposals to reduce total greenhouse gas (GHG)

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... TR N EW S 26 8 M AY –J UN E 20 10 22 guidance about the effectiveness, costs, feasibility, and acceptability of transportation mitigation and adaptation strategies. The committee that prepared Special Report 299, A Transportation Research Program for Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change and Conserving Energy, recommends making a modest investment of $40 million to $45 million annually to develop the best guidance quickly, working from available information, and then to improve the guidance as new research is completed (Table 1, right)

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... TR N EW S 268 M AY–JUN E 2010 23 The TRB Special Task Force (STF) on Climate Change andEnergy has prepared two new reports, available online as e-circulars: u The Modal Primer on Greenhouse Gas and Energy Issues for Transportation, written by volunteer teams from throughout the transportation industry and edited by Peter Bryn, Sea River Maritime, Inc., contains brief but informative overviews of climate change and energy issues for the primary transportation modes.a u Research Needs Statements for Climate Change and Transportation assembles approximately 40 research needs statements to assist universities, students, research organizations, government agencies, and other interested parties in selecting, conducting, and funding projects.b The authoring teams for the chapters of the modal primer come from a variety of backgrounds.

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