{"id":7964,"date":"2023-03-01T08:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T13:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/?p=7964"},"modified":"2023-03-03T14:47:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T19:47:43","slug":"3-ways-transportation-will-change-in-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/3-ways-transportation-will-change-in-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways Transportation Will Change In the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tackling the climate crisis requires us to reinvent\u2026 well almost everything from our energy production methods, to our food sources, to our transportation systems. And transportation is a really important sector to highlight, as it\u2019s the leading source of emissions in the U.S., contributing to one-third of all emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s so important that four federal agencies\u2014the DOE, DOT, EPA, and HUD\u2014agreed to work together last fall on a unified strategy to cut all greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector by 2050. To kick off 2023, those agencies released their <\/span>Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization<\/span><\/a> detailing how this will happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

No need to read through the 88-page report. We\u2019ve picked out a few key takeaways that may impact us on an individual level.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fuels of the future<\/b><\/p>\n

The Blueprint covers the many kinds of transportation from private cars, to trucks, planes, trains, and boats and what it thinks will be the most appropriate fuel moving forward. While hydrogen is predicted to be used for long-haul vehicles like trucks, the Feds have a strong preference (and likely, sway) for batteries to be used by lighter vehicles like our cars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t to say there\u2019s no hope for hydrogen fuel. <\/span>If a breakthrough technology were to emerge and prove scalable<\/span><\/a>, the plan could change. But it seems likely investments by the government will be focused on battery tech in cars for the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n

Changing how communities are built<\/b><\/p>\n

While the biggest carbon reductions will come from cleaning up our modes of transportation, the report also dives into how future development or redevelopment of cities needs to improve convenience and access to cleaner transportation systems. Reliance on driving, increased traffic, and congestion not only increase emissions, but also contribute to inequalities for low-income, minority, and underserved communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By working with regional, state, local, and Tribal communities to produce future plans, we\u2019ll not only reduce emissions, but also tackle some of the inequalities that are built into our current cities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Freeing up transportation costs<\/b><\/p>\n

Transportation makes the second biggest dent in American\u2019s household expenses. The transition to a sustainable transportation future also means a more affordable transportation system. The Blueprint lays out plans to decrease the national transportation cost burden by at least 5% by 2030, invest in energy efficient rail and public transportation infrastructure, and provide incentives to increase the use of green travel options.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So what\u2019s the timeline for decarbonizing transportation? Now through 2030, the focus is on research and investments to support deployment. The 2030s will be the decade of scaling clean transportation solutions. And the 2040s will all be about \u201ccompleting the transition\u201d to green energy. That\u2019s the plan at least. This is Washington we\u2019re talking about, but the Blueprint sets up concrete pathways to unlock billions of dollars in federal tax credits and incentives for transportation decarbonization. And, fortunately, this isn\u2019t the only way the Feds are helping push us to a greener future. If you\u2019re looking to update your home and invest in sustainable tech, <\/span>check out how much you can save with the Inflation Reduction Act<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tackling the climate crisis requires us to reinvent\u2026 well almost everything from our energy production methods, to our food sources, to our transportation systems. And transportation is a really important sector to highlight, as it\u2019s the leading source of emissions in the U.S., contributing to one-third of all emissions. It\u2019s so important that four federal agencies\u2014the DOE, DOT, EPA, and HUD\u2014agreed to work together last fall on a unified strategy to cut all greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector by 2050. To kick off 2023, those agencies released their Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization detailing how this will happen.\u00a0 No […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":7966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[308],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Featured-6.jpg","authors":[{"term_id":308,"user_id":32,"is_guest":0,"slug":"esarley","display_name":"Elizabeth Sarley","avatar_url":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Liz-1.jpg","last_name":"Sarley","user_url":"","first_name":"Elizabeth","description":"Elizabeth Sarley is a communications strategist with a track record of researching issues at the intersection of tech and society. Returning to Los Angeles\u00a0after a decade away, she wants to zoom in on climate\u00a0changes."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7964"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7964"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7969,"href":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7964\/revisions\/7969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7964"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undecidedmf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=7964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}