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dc.titleMitigation Strategies and Accounting Methods for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation
dc.contributor.authorReplogle, Michael
dc.contributor.authorRíos Flores, Ramiro Alberto
dc.contributor.authorPorter, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorTao, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorIannariello, María Pia
dc.contributor.authorDutt, Gautam
dc.contributor.orgunitTransport Division
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2013-07-17T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2013-07-17T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractRising incomes in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) portend rising use of motor vehicles, with attendant challenges to manage traffic congestion, air pollution, energy security, and global warming, as well as growing disparities in access to opportunities between those who have cars and those who do not. International concern regarding the effects of climate change is leading to the creation of mechanisms to promote transport initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In addition, there is an increasingly widespread interest in more sustainable transport strategies that not only reduce GHG emissions but also improve air quality and safety while at the same time providing access and supporting mobility and economic development. This monograph is intended to assist planners in LAC in understanding how to assess the GHG emissions reduction benefits of sustainable transport projects, policies, and strategies. The document should aid planners accessing climate finance to support sustainable transport initiatives, as well as to assist evaluators in understanding and measuring GHG benefits of proposed investments. While the focus of the document is on measuring GHG benefits, many of the methods discussed are broadly useful for understanding other important social benefits including air pollution and traffic congestion reduction, fuel savings, increased traffic safety, and access to opportunities across the income spectrum.
dc.format.extent128;138
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0012787
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Mitigation-Strategies-and-Accounting-Methods-for-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions-from-Transportation.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Estrategias-de-mitigación-y-métodos-para-la-estimación-de-las-emisiones-de-gases-de-efecto-invernadero-en-el-transporte.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectPollution
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subject.jelcodeP48 - Political Economy • Legal Institutions • Property Rights • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Regional Studies
dc.subject.jelcodeQ01 - Sustainable Development
dc.subject.jelcodeR40 - Transportation Economics: General
dc.subject.jelcodeR42 - Government and Private Investment Analysis • Road Maintenance • Transportation Planning
dc.subject.keywordsTransportation Systems;Desarrollo sostenible;Sustainable Development;Sistemas de transporte
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberMonographs
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