transportation carbon neutral ppt sept 14 2010
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Transportation Sector
Carbon Neutrality in the Transportation Sector
September 14th, 2010
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Context – Emissions
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Context – Existing Recommendations
• Transportation Implementation Working Group – 2008
• Seattle Climate Action Plan – 2006
• City of Seattle GHG Inventory – 2008
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Context – Peak Oil
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Context – Peak Oil
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Context – Peak Oil
“ The days of inexpensive, convenient, abundant energy are quickly drawing to a close.” – US Army, 2005
“…a shortfall of oil supplies caused by world conventional oil peaking will sharply increase oil prices and oil price volatility.” – US Dept. of Energy, 2006
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Strategies
• Planning
• Pricing
• Priorities
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Strategies – Land Use and Transportation
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Strategies – Pricing
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Strategies – Infrastructure Priorities
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Priorities – Infrastructure Priorities
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Conclusion
• Planning– Integrate transportation and land use planning– Compact, walkable neighborhoods
• Pricing– Disincentivize driving– Incentivize walking, bicycling and transit
• Priorities– Prioritize walking, bicycling and transit over automobile
use
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Questions
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Energy and Climate Uncertainty
Whitechuck Glacier – 1973
Whitechuck Glacier – 2006
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Peak Oil The Importance of Oil:• Transportation (97% of fuel)• Pharmaceuticals• Agricultural Products (oil-based pesticides)• Chemicals and Plastics• National Defense• Home Heating• Food Production and Distribution
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Peak Oil
Alternatives to Oil – EROI:• Deepwater and Polar Oil
– Risky and Expensive• Tar Sands and Oil Shale
– Environmental Disaster• Coal
– Environmental Disaster• Nuclear
– Fuel Supply, Safety, Cost• Hydrogen
– Energy Carrier• Biofuels
– Food vs. Fuel