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Why Have CO2 Emissions Increased in the Transport Sector in Asia? Underlying Factors and Policy Options

Rapidly increasing emissions of carbon dioxide from the transport sector, particularly in urban areas, is a major challenge to sustainable development in developing countries. This study analyzes the factors responsible for transport sector CO2 emi...

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Main Authors:	Timilsina, Govinda R., Shrestha, Ashish
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	AIR AIR POLLUTANTS AIR QUALITY AIR TRANSPORT ALTERNATIVE FUEL ALTERNATIVE FUELS ANNUAL EMISSIONS APPROACH AUTOMOBILES AUTOMOTIVE FUEL AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AVIATION FUEL AVIATION GASOLINE BIKES BIO-FUELS BUS BUS LANES BUS SERVICES BUS SYSTEMS BUSES CAR CAR MANUFACTURERS CAR OWNERSHIP CARBON CARBON CONTENT CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION CARBON EMISSION CARBON EMISSION INTENSITY CARBON EMISSIONS CARBON INTENSITY CARS CLEAN AIR CLEAN ENERGY CLEAN FUELS CLEANER FUELS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION CO CO2 COAL COMBUSTION COMMERCIAL VEHICLES COMMUTERS CONGESTION CONGESTION CHARGES CONGESTION PRICING CONGESTION REDUCTION CRUDE OIL DECOMPOSITION METHOD DIESEL DIESEL OIL DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT DOMESTIC AVIATION DRIVERS DRIVING EFFICIENT VEHICLE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GENERATION MIX ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION EMISSION EMISSION CHANGE EMISSION COEFFICIENTS EMISSION FACTORS EMISSION GROWTH EMISSION INTENSITY EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSION TRENDS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM FREIGHT TRANSPORT EMISSIONS FROM FUEL EMISSIONS FROM FUEL COMBUSTION EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS GROWTH ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY MIX ENERGY OUTLOOK ENERGY POLICY ENERGY SHORTAGES ENERGY SOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS ETHANOL EXCISE TAX EXCISE TAXES FLEETS FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION FOSSIL FUELS FREIGHT FREIGHT TRAFFIC FREIGHT TRANSPORT FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL DEMAND FUEL ECONOMY FUEL EFFICIENCY FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FUEL MARKET FUEL OIL FUEL PRICES FUEL SUBSTITUTION FUEL SWITCHING FUEL TYPE FUEL USE FUELS GASOLINE GASOLINE PRICES GHG GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION GREENHOUSE GASES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAVY FUEL OIL HIGHWAY HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL HYDRO-POWER INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL CO2 EMISSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS INTERNATIONAL AVIATION IPCC KEROSENE LIGHT RAIL LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS LIGHTER VEHICLES LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES MASS TRANSIT MILEAGE MODAL SHARE MODAL SHARES MODAL SHIFT MODE OF TRANSPORT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION MOTOR GASOLINE MOTORISTS NATIONAL EMISSIONS NATURAL GAS PASSENGER TRANSPORT PASSENGER TRIPS PASSENGER VEHICLE PASSENGERS PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS PICKUP TRUCKS PIPELINE POPULATION GROWTH POWER POWER GENERATION POWER SECTOR POWER SECTORS PP PRICE OF DIESEL PRIVATE TRANSPORT PRIVATE VEHICLES PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION RAIL RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL TRANSPORTATION RAILWAY RAPID TRANSIT RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS REGULAR GASOLINE RENEWABLE RESOURCES ROAD ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD VEHICLES ROADS SPEEDS SUBWAY SUGAR CANE TAX TAX PAYMENTS TAX RATE TAXES ON DIESEL TAXIS TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC GROWTH TRANSIT BENEFITS TRANSIT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITY TRANSPORT ENERGY USE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT POLICY INSTITUTE TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SECTOR EMISSIONS TRANSPORT SERVICE TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITY TRANSPORTATION DATA TRANSPORTATION FUELS TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRAVEL DEMAND TRIP TRUCKS TRUE URBAN PASSENGER URBAN PASSENGER TRANSPORT URBAN TRANSPORT UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICITY VEHICLE VEHICLE CLASSES VEHICLE EFFICIENCY VEHICLE FLEET VEHICLE FUEL VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY VEHICLE MODEL VEHICLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE OWNERSHIP VEHICLE OWNERSHIP RATES VEHICLE POPULATION VEHICLES
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Why Have CO2 Emissions Increased in the Transport Sector in Asia? Underlying Factors and Policy Options

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