Highlights Of The International Transport Forum 2008 Transport And Energy The Challenge Of Climate Change

This publication condenses the main findings of these roundtables held at the International Transport Forum 2008 and provides insight into the research carried out by the Forum in such areas as biofuels, ecodriving, the impact of high energy prices and the effectiveness of fuel efficiency policies.

The International Transport Forum 2009 on the “Challenges and Opportunities in the Downturn” took place at a very difficult time, with finances drying up, companies failing, supply chains weakened, and protectionism on the increase. There are real ...

This publication condenses the main findings of expert panels and round tables of the International Transport Forum 2010: Transport and Innovation: Unleashing the Potential which took a close look at the role of innovation in shaping transport systems of the future.

This publication presents the main findings presented at the International Transport Forum’s annual summit on 25-27 May 2011 in Leipzig, Germany.

This report is an assessment and strategy to help Kazakhstan enhance the competitiveness of non-energy sectors including agribusiness, fertilizers, logistics, business services and information technology.

This book shows how city and metropolitan regional governments working in tandem with national governments can change the way we think about responding to climate change.

An examination of the greening of the automotive industry by the path dependence of countries and carmakers' trajectories. Three sources of path dependency can be detected: business models, consumer attitudes, and policy regulations. The automobile is changing and the race towards alternative driving systems has started!

Transport accounts for nearly a quarter of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. The price attached to these emissions is critical to climate policies and emissions mitigation efforts in the sector. As the impact of emissions on climate does not depend on where CO2 is released, the price of ...