Sivak Applied Research

Transportation emissions (sample publications)

• Energy and environmental consequences of flying ultralong distances nonstop against strong headwinds
• Energy and environmental costs of flying around closed airspaces
• As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner
• How to choose connecting flights to minimize environmental impact
• Flying first class on a single domestic round trip can contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than a year of driving
• Increased relative contribution of medium and heavy trucks to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions
• The Environmental Protection Agency is not sufficiently protecting the environment
• Monthly monitoring of vehicle emissions
  
• Fuel Sources for Electricity in the Individual Countries of the World and the Consequent Emissions from Driving Electric Vehicles
• Transportation Emissions in the Context of Emissions from Other Economic Sectors: 1990-2014
• What Individual Americans Can Do to Assist in Meeting the Paris Agreement
• Benefits of Recent Improvements in Vehicle Fuel Economy on Overall Fuel Consumption and Emissions
• Carbon Capture in Vehicles: A Review of General Support, Available Mechanisms, and Consumer Acceptance Issues
• Interactions of Environmental and Safety Measures for Sustainable Road Transportation
• Recent Reductions in Carbon Dioxide Emissions from New Vehicles