Subject: This report stands as a roadmap for the development of the electric and/or hybrid car. It recommends collaboration between governments and industrial players, and puts forward a global strategy for the electric vehicle that draws upon interventionist public policies and technological breakthroughs in order to adapt the EV to the requirements of the general public.
Author: International Energy Agency’s Directorate of Sustainable Energy Policy and Technology (SPT).
Date: 2009
Subject: The number of self-service bicycle offerings has increased since 2005. While their global annual cost represents €100m (£85m), there are many advantages to these self-service bicycle systems: benefits for the user, public transport decongestion and environmental advantages. This solution is increasingly used and has allowed the bicycle to be promoted, on a permanent basis, as a favoured means of transport among the French population.
Author: Commissariat général au développement durable (CGDD) – the Commissioner-General’s Office for Sustainable Development
Date: 6th May 2010
Subject : This report attempts to analyse the demand for natural gas between now and 2050 in the global context of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Through detailed study of the context and the existing reserves in the United States, this report is able to define the governance necessary for the successful management of energy requirements, assuming that the legislative and political framework will determine the consumption patterns to come.
Author : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
Date : June 25, 2010
