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Estimating On-Road Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This page contains resources for state and local planners interested in estimating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the on-road transportation sector and assessing the potential of on-road travel efficiency strategies for reducing both greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions.
- Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Estimating Emission Reductions from Travel Efficiency Strategies
- Related Links
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Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Using MOVES for Estimating State and Local Inventories of On-Road Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Consumption – Draft (PDF) (67 pp, 1.5M, EPA-420-D-12-001, January 2012)
This draft technical guidance describes how to use EPA’s MOVES model to estimate greenhouse gas emissions and/or energy consumption from on-road vehicles in a state or metropolitan area. EPA is accepting comments on this draft guidance until March 31, 2012. Submit comments to Laura Berry, berry.laura@epa.gov. After this date, EPA may revise this guidance without further notice.
Contact: Laura Berry, 734-214-4858, berry.laura@epa.gov.
- Overview of EPA’s draft technical MOVES Greenhouse Gas Guidance (18 pp, 264K, February 2012) This presentation was given during a phone conference of MOVES users in February 2012.
- EPA’s MOVES on-road emissions model
Estimating Emission Reductions from Travel Efficiency Strategies
Travel efficiency strategies are those emission reduction strategies that affect travel activity, such as travel demand management (e.g., telecommuting, transit subsidies), public transit fare changes and service improvements, road and parking pricing, and land use/smart growth.
- Analyzing Emission Reductions From Travel Efficiency Strategies: A Guide to The TEAM Approach (PDF) (46 pp, 2M, EPA-420-R-11-025, December 2011) This document provides information and guidance for using the Travel Efficiency Assessment Method (TEAM) approach for assessing the potential of on-road travel efficiency strategies for reducing criteria and greenhouse gas emissions. The guide supports a preliminary evaluation of emission reductions for several travel efficiency strategies and combinations of strategies. TEAM uses regionally derived travel model data and other travel activity information, sketch-planning analysis and EPA’s Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES) to estimate emission reductions.
- Potential Changes in Emissions Due To Improvements In Travel Efficiency (PDF) (84 pp, 2.5M, EPA-420-R-11-003, March 2011) This report provides information on the effectiveness of on-road travel efficiency measures for reducing criteria and greenhouse gas emissions at the national scale. The report describes an approach that uses regionally derived travel model data and other travel activity information, and sketch-planning analysis to estimate potential emission reductions from urban areas of varying size and characteristics. The results are applied to other urban areas in the U.S. with similar characteristics to estimate national emission reductions.
- Potential Changes in Emissions Due To Improvements in Travel Efficiency - Supplemental Report: Analysis of Potential Co-Benefits (PDF) (21pp, 1.7M, EPA-420-R-11-014 November 2011) In this supplemental report, several co-benefits resulting from the implementation of on-road travel efficiency strategies or combinations of strategies (referred to as scenarios) analyzed in the March 2011 primary report are evaluated. The co-benefits from implementation of these scenarios include a reduction in health impacts associated with air pollution, reduced traffic congestion, reduced user operating costs, improved energy security, and reduction in traffic accidents.
- Transportation Control Measures: An Information Document for Developing and Implementing Emission Reduction Programs (PDF) (42 pp, 6.6M, EPA-430-R-09-040, March 2011) This document provides information on transportation control measures that have been implemented across the country for a variety of purposes, including reducing criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases. The document describes the processes used to develop and implement the strategies and, where available, their effectiveness.
Contact: Mark Simons, at 734-214-4420 or simons.mark@epa.gov.
Contact: Mark Simons at 734-214-4420 or simons.mark@epa.gov.
Contact: Mark Simons at 734-214-4420 or simons.mark@epa.gov
Related Links
- EPA’s Transportation and Climate page:
Includes links to “Basic Information,” “Regulations and Standards,” and “Tools, Analysis and Publications, among others. - EPA’s State and Local Transportation Resources:
Contains information, tools, and links to resources that identify emission reduction strategies, national policies, regulations, incentive-based programs, funding sources, calculators, and other types of assistance to help states and local areas achieve their air quality, climate, and transportation objectives. - Freight:
- EPA’s SmartWay program reduces transportation-related emissions by creating incentives to improve supply chain fuel efficiency.
The National Clean Diesel Campaign: Join EPA, other federal agencies, regional and state governments, community organizations, industry and others to reduce diesel emissions and protect human health and the environment. The campaign has developed strategies that target diesel emissions from five specific sectors, including school buses, ports, construction, freight and agriculture.