The present booklet is a collection of lectures, entitled ''Automobiles and Global Environment Problems'' and given in 1991. Explanation was made of worldwide trend for the global warming, ozonoshere destruction, desert expansion and other problems together with Japan's prevention from global warming, global regeneration and other action plans. The fuel consumption being judged to be important of transport department, the USAS aim at lowering the cost for fuel. Raising as a policy was made of tax stimulation, campaign, fuel selection, infrastructural improvement in transport, etc., and some of which are being executed. Also, the improvement in engine and body is being executed or developed. As substitution fuel, natural gas, LPG and methanol can not be much expected to restrain the carbon dioxide. In Germany, is expected by 10 to 20% in cost for fuel through improving the engine and body. Putting to practical use progresses of lean combustion and electric automobile, too. Importance was also explained of intelligent transport, intrastructural arrangement of transport, traffic management and new traffic system. 15 refs., 39 figs., 19 tabs.
Jidosha to chikyu kankyo mondaoi work shop. (Workshop for automobiles and global environment problems)
1991
84 pages
Report
No indication
English
Air Pollution & Control , Environmental Studies , Policies, Regulations & Studies , Fuels , Meteorological Data Collection, Analysis, & Weather , Road Transportation , Automobiles , Transportation Sector , Global Aspects , Damage , Deserts , Electric-Powered Vehicles , Financial Incentives , Fuel Consumption , Fuel Substitution , Greenhouse Effect , Institutional Factors , Microprocessors , Operation , Ozone Layer , Proceedings , Public Relations , Traffic Control , Foreign technology , Meetings , Air pollution abatement , EDB/320203 , EDB/330000 , EDB/290301