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November 18, 2021
Research from UC Davis indicates that consumers are willing to pay more to pollute less during flights and that including such emissions information may help green the aviation industry.
UC Davis
October 28, 2021
Sabbie Miller and John Harvey, both of the UC Davis Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and colleagues at ETH Zurich and Imperial College London break down the greenhouse emissions challenges facing the cement industry and present a strategy to get to zero emissions.
UC Davis
October 28, 2021
Developed by NCST Director Dr. Susan Handy and postdoctoral researcher Dr. Jamey Volker and grounded in academic literature, the NCST Induced Travel Calculator can be used in California’s urbanized counties.
NCST Blog
October 28, 2021
It’s difficult to reduce our carbon emissions when we keep building more highways…that’s what inspired a network of environmental groups to build a calculator that shows how much air pollution is caused by new roads….the calculator is based on research out of the Institute for Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis.
KUOW NPR
October 18, 2021
The Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) of University of California Davis conducted an online travel survey in order to better understand the societal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the mobility-related impacts.
Smart Prosperity Institute
October 1, 2021
UC Davis analysis offers a sneak peek at how your future employees will tackle congestion.
StreetLight Data
September 22, 2021
Gil Tal, director of the Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center at University of California, Davis, said income limits aren’t likely to affect sales one way or another because research shows that wealthy Americans will buy expensive cars without incentives.
Politico
September 22, 2021
A report from the University of California, Davis Institute of Transportation Studies issued this year found “pooled ride-hailing may become even more unappealing in an automated future.”
Automotive News
September 10, 2021
“It’s the least understood technology around,” says Gil Tal, director of the Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle (PH&EV) Research Center at the University of California, Davis.
Yale Climate Connections
September 9, 2021
Susan Handy, a professor of environmental science and policy at the University of California, Davis, recommends making car trips more thoughtful and planned.
The Cut
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