Climate Change Report to Congress

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 mandated that the US Department of Transportation produce a report to Congress on transportation's impact on climate change and solutions for reducing this impact. The study also considered co-benefits of fuel savings and air quality improvement. Completed in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Global Change Research Program.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Center for Climate Change and Environmental Forecasting

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $443000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTOS59-09-F-00010

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Department of Transportation

  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC    20590

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591

  Federal Railroad Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Federal Transit Administration

  Office of Budget & Finance
  55 Broadway
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  Office of Research, Development, and Technology
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC    20590
• Project Managers:

  Hodges, Tina

• Performing Organizations:

  Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated

  150 Cambridge Park Drive, Suite 4000
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02140-2369
• Principal Investigators:

  Potter, Joanne

• Start Date: 20081014
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20101001
• Source Data: RiP Project 35475

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality; Air quality management; Climate change; Environmental impacts; Environmental protection; Fuel conservation
• Identifier Terms: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
• Subject Areas: Environment; Transportation (General); I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01494909
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DTOS59-09-F-00010
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Oct 3 2013 1:00AM