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Project Title:
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Transportation Research Programs to address Energy and Climate Change
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SASP-L-08-03-A
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Major Unit:
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Transportation Research Board
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Sub Unit:
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Studies and Special Programs Division
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RSO:
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Godwin, Stephen
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Transportation Research Programs to address Energy and Climate Change
March 2, 2009 - March 3, 2009
Keck Center
500 5th Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20001
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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| Contact Name:
Amelia Mathis
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amathis@nas.edu
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| Phone:
(202) 334-3255
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Fax:
(202) 334-3510
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Agenda:
March 2, 2009, Keck 206
OPEN SESSION
9:00am What are the policy research implications of a national commitment to address climate change in terms of funding surface transportation programs? Is a VMT-fee the likely replacement for the gas tax? If so, what R&D is needed to aid the transition?
Jack Wells, USDOT, Recommendations of the Finance Commission
10:00 BREAK
10:20 How might a re-shaped transportation authorization and national
commitment to addressing climate change affect the research questions that need to be answered?
Robert Puentes, Brookings Metropolitan Program
Emil Frankel, Bipartisan Policy Center
Ned Helme or Steve Winkelman (?), Center for Clean Air Policy
NOON Working Lunch (provided in meeting room)
Continue committee discussion
1:00 How much can we count on technology to reduce transportation GHG emissions? What are plausible reductions in GHGs from light-duty vehicles for the 2030-2050 time horizon?
John Heywood, MIT
Steve Plotkin, Argonne National Labs
2:30 What parts of the transportation and climate change research agenda is EPA addressing?
Ken Adler, EPA
3:15 Break
3:30 What are other major studies finding about potential mitigation programs?
Overview of “Moving Cooler” report and USDOT report to Congress
On Climate Change – Joanne Potter, Cambridge Systematics
4:15 TBD
5:30 Adjourn
March 3, 2009
8:00 am Working Breakfast (provided in meeting room)
8:30 Review of Commissioned Papers
Committee discussion
9:30 Review of revised Outline and staff-prepared background material
Committee discussion
10:15 Break
10:30 Committee discussion of Next Steps/Next Meeting
11:00 CLOSED SESSION
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Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting
The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Michael D. Meyer (via phone conference)
J. Barry Barker
Emil H. Frankel
Adib K. Kanafani
Debra L. Miller
Michael R. Morris (via phone conference)
The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
The committee deliberated on possible findings and recommendations.
The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
None
Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:
March 16, 2009
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