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STEPS, Institute of Transportation Studies, Davis

2028 Academic Surge
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

(530) 752-6548 phone

 

STEPS Public Events

This page is a list of STEPS public events. Agendas and other documents are available for download from the links below.

Washington DC Policymaker Briefing - January 12, 2009

Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector will be front and center for the 111th Congress.  As Congress convenes, lessons from other nations and from sub-national GHG reduction efforts will be carefully considered.  California is pursuing innovative approaches to accelerate light-duty vehicle efficiency, low carbon fuels, and the reduction of vehicle travel through smart land use planning (and other means).  These approaches are particularly important for federal consideration for several reasons.  First, they indicate the magnitude of possible reductions in transportation greenhouse gases and oil use.  Second, they provide a policy model for Congress.  California’s approaches are firmly grounded in the state’s historic California Climate Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) and California’s recent legislation that requires new land use patters that will reduce GHG emissions (SB 375, 2008). 

The UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis) conducts considerable analysis to support California’s carbon emission reduction policies.  Faculty from ITS-Davis provided this briefing to inform staff members from the House, Senate and federal agencies.  The Institute presented four talks to explain the basis and current implementation stage of four key California low-carbon transportation strategies: its low carbon fuel standard (LCFS), a renewed consideration of feebates, PHEV roll-out strategies, and tools to support smart land use under SB 375.

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                David L. Greene, Corporate Fellow, Oak Ridge Nat’l Lab; Visiting Scholar, ITS-Davis

                Tom Turrentine, Director, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research Center, ITS-Davis

                Sonia Yeh, Research Engineer, ITS-Davis

                Mike McCoy, Director, Urban Land Use and Transportation Center, UC Davis

 

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Passenger Vehicles: “What’s Next?” April 21, 2008


The staff of the Air Resources Board (ARB) invites you to participate in a one day
symposium workshop on April 21, 2008, at the California Environmental Protection
Agency’s headquarters. ARB and the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis) at
the University of California, Davis are hosting the symposium to examine vehicle
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Specifically, sessions will address what additional
steps can be taken to address the shortfall between currently planned passenger
vehicle GHG emission reduction programs and the GHG emission requirements in
California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32).

The symposium promises to provide a stimulating discussion of innovative approaches
to address these challenges, and I would like to take this opportunity to extend to you
an invitation to this important event. Additional background information and a
preliminary agenda can be found in this document. The event can also be referenced
from the following web-links:


The workshop will be webcast. You may access the webcast from the following
website: www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast/?BDO=1. If you have any questions about the
workshop, please contact Paul Hughes at (626) 575-6977 or via email at
phughes@arb.ca.gov.

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Future Transportation Energy: Opportunities and Challenges-A Primer for Policymakers - October 15, 2007 - Sacramento


The UC Davis Alternative Fuels Policymaker Briefing was designed for anyone involved in transportation, energy and climate change policy development. The presentations provided the most up-to-date information at a general level, making the event accessible for all policymakers, regardless of their experience with energy and climate change. Topics included transportation alternatives such as hydrogen and biomass fuels, and advanced hybrid vehicle technology. The event was held at the California EPA  Headquarters in Sacramento, CA  on October 15, 2007.

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Presentations from the October 15th Event are available for download. Please follow the links below to view the presentations.