Behavior-Based Transportation Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Under the Clean Development Mechanism Transport-Efficient Development in Nanchang, China
We propose a methodology, consistent with the Kyoto Protocol‟s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), to quantify the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction benefits of transport efficient development (TED). TED aims to reduce transportation GHGs by changing urban development patterns. We use the Nanch...
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| author | Zegras, P. Christopher Chen, Yang Grutter, Jurg M. |
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| description | We propose a methodology, consistent with the Kyoto Protocol‟s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), to quantify the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction benefits of transport efficient development (TED). TED aims to reduce transportation GHGs by changing urban development patterns. We use the Nanchang Transit-Oriented Development project in China to demonstrate the methodology and, thus, the possibilities for bringing such projects into the carbon market. The case illustrates the challenges to using the CDM to reduce transportation GHG emissions via TED. The proposed analytical approach, utilizing a “control group,” faces difficulties regarding geographical control, the reliability of the statistical techniques, and challenges to calculating emissions “leakage.” These methodological difficulties also impact financial viability because of high monitoring costs and high project risks. Ultimately, the CDM Executive Board rejected the proposed methodology, suggesting limited possibilities for utilizing today‟s carbon market to alter developing countries‟ urban transportation GHG growth trajectories. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/646632022-09-29T23:24:24Z Behavior-Based Transportation Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Under the Clean Development Mechanism Transport-Efficient Development in Nanchang, China Zegras, P. Christopher Chen, Yang Grutter, Jurg M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning Zegras, P. Christopher Zegras, P. Christopher Chen, Yang We propose a methodology, consistent with the Kyoto Protocol‟s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), to quantify the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction benefits of transport efficient development (TED). TED aims to reduce transportation GHGs by changing urban development patterns. We use the Nanchang Transit-Oriented Development project in China to demonstrate the methodology and, thus, the possibilities for bringing such projects into the carbon market. The case illustrates the challenges to using the CDM to reduce transportation GHG emissions via TED. The proposed analytical approach, utilizing a “control group,” faces difficulties regarding geographical control, the reliability of the statistical techniques, and challenges to calculating emissions “leakage.” These methodological difficulties also impact financial viability because of high monitoring costs and high project risks. Ultimately, the CDM Executive Board rejected the proposed methodology, suggesting limited possibilities for utilizing today‟s carbon market to alter developing countries‟ urban transportation GHG growth trajectories. 2011-06-23T16:47:24Z 2011-06-23T16:47:24Z 2009-11 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0361-1981 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/64663 Zegras, P. Christopher, Yang Chen, and Jurg M. Grutter. "Behavior-Based Transportation Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Under the Clean Development Mechanism Transport-Efficient Development in Nanchang, China." Transportation Research Record No. 2114(2009): 38-46. en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2114-05 Transportation Research Record Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ application/pdf Transportation Research Board of the National Academies Prof. Zegras via Peter Cohn |
| spellingShingle | Zegras, P. Christopher Chen, Yang Grutter, Jurg M. Behavior-Based Transportation Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Under the Clean Development Mechanism Transport-Efficient Development in Nanchang, China |
| title | Behavior-Based Transportation Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Under the Clean Development Mechanism Transport-Efficient Development in Nanchang, China |
| title_full | Behavior-Based Transportation Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Under the Clean Development Mechanism Transport-Efficient Development in Nanchang, China |
| title_fullStr | Behavior-Based Transportation Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Under the Clean Development Mechanism Transport-Efficient Development in Nanchang, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Behavior-Based Transportation Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Under the Clean Development Mechanism Transport-Efficient Development in Nanchang, China |
| title_short | Behavior-Based Transportation Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Under the Clean Development Mechanism Transport-Efficient Development in Nanchang, China |
| title_sort | behavior based transportation greenhouse gas mitigation under the clean development mechanism transport efficient development in nanchang china |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/64663 |
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