For over a century societal and economic development has been tied to the internal combustion engine (ICE) as it enabled extensive levels of personal mobility that helped reduce poverty and improved billions of lives. However, the costs to the environment and climate of conventional private ICE automobile use as well as emissions-intensive aviation and freight transport have become obvious. With the transportation sector, there are a variety of existing sustainable mobility options to move people and freight in both urban and non-urban environments. The use of transportation technology is dependent on individual behavior and choice as well as local constraints and contexts, policy, and investments; these complexities are impossible to capture at the global level. Understanding the assumptions, trade-offs, and integration required for comprehensive transportation solutions is critical for our global journey towards drawdown.
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Moderators
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Chris Rahn
Titles and Affiliations
J. Lee Everett Professor in Engineering, Penn State
Project Drawdown Senior Fellow
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Ryan Allard
Titles and Affiliations
Senior Fellow, Project Drawdown
Discussants
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Joel Anstrom
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Senior Research Associate, Larson Transportation Institute, Penn State
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Lewis Fulton
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Director, STEPS (Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways), University of California, Davis
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Tom Smolinka
Titles and Affiliations
Head, Department Chemical Energy Storage, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
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Elizabeth Traut
Titles and Affiliations
Assistant Research Professor, Penn State
Innovation Talk Presenters
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Emmeline Evans
Titles and Affiliations
Drawdown Scholar, Penn State
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Lee Lynd
Titles and Affiliations
Paul E. and Joan H. Queneau Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Biology, Dartmouth College
Online Moderator
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Veronika Vazhnik
Note Taker
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Bridgit Spies
Related Conference Themes
Transportation