Categoria: mobility

Laboratorio Metrologico Ternano

Low-carbon cities are a US$17 trillion opportunity worldwide

With complementary national policies such as support for low-carbon innovation, reduced fossil fuel subsidies, and carbon pricing, the savings could be as high as US$22 trillion. New research from the New Climate Economy finds that investing in public and low emission transport, building efficiency, and waste management in cities could generate savings with a current…
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10 Settembre 2015 0

Autonomous Taxis Would Deliver Significant Environmental and Economic Benefits

Per-mile greenhouse gas emissions of an electric vehicle deployed as a self-driving, or autonomous, taxi in 2030 would be 63 to 82 percent lower than a projected 2030 hybrid vehicle driven as a privately owned car and 90 percent lower than a 2014 gasoline-powered private vehicle. Almost half of the savings is attributable to “right-sizing,”…
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23 Luglio 2015 0
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