Description |
1 online resource (xii, 82 pages) : color illustrations, color maps. |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
Series |
[NREL/TP ; 6A20-55641] |
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Transportation energy futures series |
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NREL/TP ; 6 A 20-55641.
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Transportation energy futures series.
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Note |
Title from PDF title screen (viewed on Aug. 7, 2013). |
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"A study sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy." |
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"March 2013." |
Summary |
Freight transportation demand is projected to grow to 27.5 billion tons in 2040, and to nearly 30.2 billion tons in 2050. This report describes the current and future demand for freight transportation in terms of tons and ton-miles of commodities moved by truck, rail, water, pipeline, and air freight carriers. It outlines the economic, logistics, transportation, and policy and regulatory factors that shape freight demand, the trends and 2050 outlook for these factors, and their anticipated effect on freight demand. After describing federal policy actions that could influence future freight demand, the report then summarizes the capabilities of available analytical models for forecasting freight demand. This is one in a series of reports produced as a result of the Transportation Energy Futures project, a Department of Energy-sponsored multi-agency effort to pinpoint underexplored strategies for reducing GHGs and petroleum dependence related to transportation. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-82). |
Note |
"DOE/GO-102013-3711"--Page [96]. |
Funding |
Prepared by Cambridge Systematics ... under subcontract DGJ-1-11857-01 ; technical monitoring performed by National Renewable Energy Laboratory ... for the U.S. Department of Energy DC-A36-08GO28308 |
Subject |
Freight and freightage -- United States.
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Shipment of goods -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
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Transportation -- United States.
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Sustainable development -- United States.
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Added Author |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), issuing body.
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United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, sponsoring body.
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Added Title |
Freight transportation demand : energy efficient scenarios for a low carbon future |
Cover Title |
Demand, freight transportation demand : energy-efficient scenarios for a low-carbon future |
Added Title |
Energy-efficient scenarios for a low-carbon future |
Gpo Item No. |
0429-A-90 (online) |
Sudoc No. |
E 1.177:DOE/GO-102013-3711 |
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