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LIFE CYCLE project : LIFE CYCLE is a project of the EU’s Public Health Programme. The aim is to integrate cycling as the natural means of transport into daily life. The website also features a collection of over 200 case studies. [more] Posted on 2009-04-09

Economic Benefits of Investments in Transport Infrastructure : This paper advocates for including “wider economic effects” when conducting transport infrastructure appraisal and discusses the techniques to do so. [more] Posted on 2008-12-30

Progress and Challenges in the Application of Economic Analysis for Transport Policy and Decision Making : This paper discusses key aspects of the policy applications presented at a roundtable discussion on Infrastructure Planning and Assessment Tools. It notes problems concerning how policy makers make use of economic analysis findings. [more] Posted on 2008-12-30

Future Prices and Availability of Transport Fuels : Energy transportation prices are determined by supply and demand. Oil from outside OPEC countries will peak within a few years. Alternative fuels will need massive, risky investments to be brought to the market at a rate to match the growth in demand. [more] Posted on 2008-12-30

Examining Fuel Economy and Carbon Standards for Light Vehicles : This paper examines aspects of fuel economy and carbon standards for light vehicles, including their rationale, methods of establishing stringency, regulatory structure, and timing, with the hope of assisting the decision process for new standards. [more] Posted on 2008-12-30

How should transport emissions be reduced? Potential for emission trading systems : This report recaps the theory about tradable permits when compared with taxation, and the relevance of TPs in transportation: the current proposal by the EC for including aircraft operators in the Emission Trading Scheme is briefly presented. [more] Posted on 2008-12-26

Full Account of the Costs and Benefits of Reducing CO2 Emissions in Transport : The fuel efficiency standard for cars and the fuel tax have been the subject of extensive debate. The major benefits of stricter fuel efficiency standards and higher fuel taxes are the reduction of Greenhouse gas emissions and the reduced oil dependence [more] Posted on 2008-12-26

Oil Dependence: Is Transport Running Out of Affordable Fuel? : This paper examines the factors that will drive oil prices over the next 25 years. It then reviews the evidence on the response of road transport activity to changes in fuel prices in order to explore linkages between transport and energy policies. [more] Posted on 2008-12-26

Biofuels: Linking Support to Performance : Discussions underlined the wide range of performance of biofuels in terms of life-cycle energy and greenhouse gas emission balances. Performance differs between fuels performance varies greatly according to production process and practice. [more] Posted on 2008-12-26

the Cost Effectiveness of Policies to Reduce Vehicle Emissions : Transport policies contribute to moderating greenhouse gas emissions from road vehicles and are designed to contribute to societal targets to mitigate climate change. This paper investigates the effectiveness and costs of various mitigating options. [more] Posted on 2008-12-26