Methods for State DOTs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transportation Sector (2022) / Chapter Skim
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C-1 A P P E N D I X C Interviews The project team conducted telephone interviews with several States. The States were selected for interviews on the basis of responses to the survey, and included State departments of transportation (DOT)
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C-2 – Have you leveraged tools or methods you've used for other purposes (e.g., Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES)
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C-3 The scope and language of the EO or legislation also is important. The external drivers whose language is more active (i.e., will act or implement)
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C-4 Organizational Setting and Leadership There does not appear to be one clear organizational arrangement within State DOTs for working on GHG emission reductions. Aside from the ideal of having committed, interested, and accessible executives nominally leading this work, there are several organizational settings that work for different States.
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C-5 Nevertheless, the confluence of air quality and GHG analysis techniques and tools offers an opportunity to better understand and report benefits of various transportation actions. In addition to documenting that a project improves air quality by improving traffic flow, for example, agencies could also document that the project also reduces GHGs.
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C-6 Federal versus State Several States cited the variable nature of Federal requirements as a confounding effect for their climate change work. The revocation of project-level National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
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C-7 Some State DOTs noted the challenge of multiple conflicting priorities, in which other initiatives could distract, delay, or otherwise hinder GHG reduction efforts. Priority initiatives can change as State and agency leadership changes or other imperatives arise.
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