The Center is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Transportation, dedicated to fostering awareness of the potential links between transportation and global climate change, and to formulating policy options to deal with the challenges posed by these links. As shown in the pie chart below, transportation activities accounted for over a quarter of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2004.
What's New
The Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: Gulf Coast Study. The DOT Center is partnering with the U.S. Geological Survey to undertake a multi-year research program to study how short and long-term changes in climate could affect transportation systems in the U.S. central Gulf Coast region, and how transportation decision-makers could address possible impacts. This study is one of the CCSP's twenty-one synthesis and assessment products. View the Final Report.
The Potential Impacts of Global Sea Level Rise on Transportation Infrastructure
Phase 1 - Final Report: the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia.The study uses multiple data sources to quantify the potential impact of sea level rise on land and transportation infrastructure in coastal areas of the eastern United States. View Online Report.
