Transportation and climate change: Travel trends and GHG emissions

Transportation and climate change: Travel trends and GHG emissions

Introduction This report is the first of three from a research initiative addressing how urban transportation can reduce climate change. This report provides a baseline on how transportation impacts greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The second report, “Public Transit and Climate Change,” focuses specifically on the extent to which urban public transportation can help reduce GHG emissions. The final report in the series, “The Path Forward: Urban Mo…

New York Requires Large Emitters to Report Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New York State has proposed a new rule requiring large companies and facilities to report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This rule is not intended to reduce emissions immediately but to improve data collection to understand where emissions are coming from. That data will help the state take stronger action in the future. This rule is an early step in the state’s climate plan, especially as it prepares to launch a “cap-and-invest” program …