Assessing the energy and greenhouse gas emissions mitigation effectiveness of potential US modal freight policies

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 588-601

  Nealer, Rachael ^a   Matthews, H Scott ^a   Hendrickson, Chris ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy and emissions; Freight movement policy; Input output analysis; Modal choice; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MODAL ANALYSIS; SERVICE INDUSTRY; SUPPLY CHAINS; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION; TRUCKS;

BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY AND EMISSIONS; FREIGHT MOVEMENT POLICIES; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; MODAL CHOICE; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE ANALYSIS; REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; GREENHOUSE GAS; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRUCKING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84455170783     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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