Publications by Craig Raborn
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Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Transportation Reauthorization and Energy Policy
August 2011 - by Craig Raborn
The United States transportation sector not only accounts for a significant portion of domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but it is also the fastest-growing source of these emissions. In fact, emissions from surface transportation activity—travel on roads and by rail—account for about 80% of the country’s total transportation GHG emissions. This Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions paper summarizes the potential for GHG reductions from policies influencing the transportation sector. It also presents and discusses the expected costs for individual strategies and shows how combined policies might distribute emissions reductions and costs between individual policies.
Transportation and Climate Policy Summary: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Resulting from Different Infrastructure Spending Levels
June 2011 - by Craig Raborn
One key element of federal surface transportation legislation is the overall spending level, which determines the level of investment in transportation-related infrastructure. Yet the effect of spending on transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is not well understood. This policy brief presents analysis of spending scenarios matched approximately to current reauthorization proposals. Transportation infrastructure spending levels do not significantly alter transportation GHG emissions, meaning that infrastructure spending policy by itself is an ineffective tool for reducing GHG emissions, and that setting the overall spending level to meet policy goals unrelated to climate will not wipe out climate-related outcomes. Other transportation-sector policy tools have greater potential for achieving significant GHG emissions reductions.
Transportation Infrastructure Spending and Climate Outcomes: Effects of Reinvesting Transportation Carbon Fee Revenues in Transportation Infrastructure
December 2010 - by Craig Raborn
Integrating Biofuels into Comprehensive Climate Policy - An Overview of Biofuels Policy Options
November 2009 - by Christopher Galik, Wyley Hodgson, Craig Raborn and Patrick Bean
Integrating Biofuels into Comprehensive Climate Policy
November 2009 - by Christopher Galik, Wyley Hodgson, Craig Raborn, Patrick Bean
An Overview of Biofuels Policy Options
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