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Thesis & Dissertations
Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling System of Vehicular Emission for Coimbatore City

2015

Author(s): Selvakumar M

In this research 25 air quality monitoring stations were carefully selected in Coimbatore city based on the traffic count, nature of traffic, busy v road intersections with traffic signals having maximum vehicle idling time, traffic congestion and nearness to commercial & industrial places.

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Reports
2015 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report

2015

Author(s): REN21

Despite comprising over 300 million inhabitants and representing 4.9% of the world’s GDP, 17 UNECE countries in South and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia had only 0.5% or USD 0.9 billion of global renewable energy investment in 2014.

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Research Papers/Articles
Overview of the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Market and CO2 Emissions in the European Union

2015

Author(s): Muncrief R, Sharpe B

Heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) represent only 4% of the on-road fleet in the European Union (EU), but are responsible for 30% of on-road CO2 emissions. The EU’s current strategy for controlling CO2 emissions from HDVs focuses on market forces and developing a new certification and reporting framework.

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Research Papers/Articles
Transition to a Global Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet

2015

Author(s): Lutsey N

The report investigates current and potential future government actions that can be taken to help drive the next-generation electric-drive technologies into the marketplace.

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Opinions/Videos
After COP21, Time to Use Sustainable Transport to Make Good on Climate Commitments

2015

Author(s): Dalkmann H, Lefevre B, Enriquez A, Yadav N

The problem of climate change is severe, and a large-scale shift in transport—in large cities, in rural areas, all around the world is required

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With a metropolitan population of more than 21 million people and growing quickly Mexico City faces distinct challenges in delivering sustainable urban mobility.

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Reports
Transatlantic airline fuel efficiency ranking, 2014

2015

Author(s): Kwan I, Rutherford D

This study is an extension of ICCT’s work benchmarking U.S. airline fuel efficiency on domestic operations since 2010.

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Thesis & Dissertations
Efficient Energy Management Strategies for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

2015

Author(s): Samanta Chandan K

This thesis deals with problem of energy management in hybrid electric vehicles. Vehicle customers expect lower fuel consumption, and governments impose tight restrictions on emissions.

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Reports
Renewables 2015 Global Status Report

2015

Author(s): REN21

Renewable energy continued to grow in 2014 in parallel with global energy consumption and falling oil prices. Despite rising energy use, global CO2 emissions associated with energy consumption remained stable over the course of the year while the global economy grew.

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Opinions/Videos
Private Investment for Public Transport: Sao Paulo’s Linha 4 Leads the Way

2015

Author(s): Yavrom D, Lefevre B, Leipziger D

Sao Paulo’s Linha 4, is designed specifically to integrate disparate transit systems and to improve access to jobs.