,,,Driving Global Warming: Commuting in Connecticut and its Contribution to Global Warming

Driving Global Warming: Commuting in Connecticut and its Contribution to Global Warming


 

Publication Date: January 2006

Publisher: ConnPIRG Education Fund

Author(s): Mary Braun; Tony Dutzik; Christopher Phelps; Roger Smith

Research Area: Environment

Keywords: land use; global warming; transportation

Type: Report

Coverage: Connecticut

Abstract:

Transportation is the leading source of global warming emissions in Connecticut and the trips that state residents make to and from work are a major contributor to the problem. Driving Global Warming documents the impact of commuting on global warming emissions in Connecticut, identifies towns whose commuters produce the greatest emissions, and suggests policy solutions that can reduce the region's contribution to global warming.