04602cam a2200685 a 4500 101709 20230410115542.0 080528s2009 enka b 001 0 eng 2008021647 (OCoLC)ocn223876805 DLC eng DLC BTCTA BAKER YDXCP UKM C#P BWX CDX VP@ NSB ONS CQU SNK DEBBG UCDLL ALAUL OCLCQ OLC GBA8D6165 bnb 014844569 Uk 9780195376647 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0195376641 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780199704095 (e-book) 0199704090 (e-book) 9780199737239 (pbk.) 0199737231 (pbk.) NZ1 12789424 AU@ 000043109971 NLGGC 319562409 UNITY 119047187 OXFCL 0195376641 DEBBG BV023805514 UKBCC 0195376641 (OCoLC)223876805 HE 5611 S749t 2009 388.3/42 22 Sperling, Daniel. Two billion cars : driving toward sustainability / Daniel Sperling, Deborah Gordon ; [foreword by Arnold Schwarzenegger]. Oxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2009. xiii, 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-291) and index. "At present, there are roughly a billion cars in the world. Yet within twenty years, the number will double to 2 billion, largely a consequence of China's and India's explosive growth. Given that greenhouse gases are already creating havoc with our climate and that violent conflict in unstable oil-rich nations is on the rise, does this mean that matters will only get worse, or are there hopeful signs that effective, realistic solutions can be found? In Two Billion Cars, through a concise history of America's love affair with cars and an overview of the global auto industry, leading transportation experts Daniel Sperling and Deborah Gordon explain how we arrived at this state, and what we can do about it. Sperling and Gordon outline the problem in full and assign blame squarely where it belongs--on the auto-industry, short-sighted government policies, and consumers. They consider the issue from all angles and take up such topics as getting beyond the gas-guzzler monoculture, breaking Detroit's hold on energy and climate policy, the search for low-carbon fuels, California's pioneering role, and more. But they are not Cassandras. Promising advances in both transportation technology and fuel efficiency together with shifts in traveler behavior, they suggest, offer us a way out of our predicament. Ultimately, the authors contend that the two places that have the most troublesome emissions problems--California and China--are the most likely to become world leaders on these issues. Arnold Schwarzenegger's enlightened embrace of eco-friendly fuel policies, which he discusses in the foreword to Two Billion Cars, and China's forthright recognition that it needs far-reaching environmental and energy policies, suggest that if they can tackle the issue effectively and honestly, then there really is reason for hope."--Jacket. Surviving two billion cars -- Beyond the gas-guzzler monoculture -- Breaking Detroit's hold on energy and climate policy -- In search of low-carbon fuels -- Aligning big oil with the public interest -- The motivated consumer -- California's pioneering role -- Stimulating Chinese innovation -- Driving toward sustainability. Transportation, Automotive Environmental aspects. Automobiles. Motor vehicles. Alternative fuel vehicles. Motor fuels. Motor vehicles Fuel consumption. Automobiles Environmental aspects. Vehículos. Transporte Vehiculos. Alternativkraftstoff. swd Fahrzeugantrieb. swd Kraftfahrzeug. swd Gordon, Deborah, 1959- Schwarzenegger, Arnold. Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0819/2008021647.html Baker & Taylor BKTY 24.95 18.71 0195376641 0007744693 active Baker and Taylor BTCP 2008021647 YBP Library Services YANK 2870431 Blackwell Book Service BBUS R7755604 $24.95 Coutts Information Services COUT 11159805 lcc bk C0 DRFGD lmm 43432 43432 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HE 5611 S749t 2009 00000093976 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk