Transport and Sustainability
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 The transport energy challenge
  • 2 Transport’s environmental impacts
    • 2.1 Local air pollution
    • 2.2 Transport’s carbon dioxide emissions
  • 3 Is your journey really necessary?
  • 4 Petrol and diesel engines
  • 5 Petrol and diesel emissions
    • 5.1 Petrol and diesel emission performance
    • 5.2 Technologies and standards
    • 5.3 Reducing CO2 emissions
    • 5.4 Cheating on emission standards
  • 6 Lower-carbon fuels
    • 6.1 CNG and LPG vehicles
    • 6.2 Biofuels
  • 7 Hybrid and electric vehicles
    • 7.1 Battery and motor developments
    • 7.2 Hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles
    • 7.3 Full battery electric vehicles (BEVs)
    • 7.4 Charging infrastructure
    • 7.5 Fuel cell vehicles
  • 8 The path to fully decarbonised transport
    • 8.1 International shipping
    • 8.2 International aviation
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Acknowledgements
  • Glossary

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