Energy Futures

Welcome to the Energy Futures Research Program

An Energy Modeling and Analysis Program of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis

Upcoming Events

STEPS+ Spring 2021 Research Symposium

May 19-20, 2021

Virtual event

Featured Publications

UC ITS and CalEPA Study: Decarbonizing California Transportation by 2045

chart additional cost projections zero cost for zero carbon

UC Davis Transportation and Climate Blog: Zero Cost for Zero-Carbon Transportation?

How can we be sustainable post Covid-19?

California’s Transition to Low-Carbon Road Transportation

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UC ITS and CalEPA Study: Decarbonizing California Transportation by 2045

April 26, 2021

by UC Davis News and Media Relations

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in California. In order to achieve the state’s goals of carbon neutrality by 2045 and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, decarbonizing this sector is essential. But such a transition is unlikely to occur rapidly without key policy intervention. Read more...

UC Davis Transportation and Climate Blog: Zero Cost for Zero-Carbon Transportation?

By Lew Fulton and Dan Sperling

The path to zero-carbon transportation may be cheaper than you think. It need not cost trillions nor even billions. And it could even be “free” to taxpayers. Read more...

How can we be sustainable post Covid-19?

Energy Futures Colin Murphy quoted in BBC article, "How can we be sustainable post Covid-19? With a ban on non-essential travel and some countries in complete lockdown, we’re able to witness what happens to the Earth when we’re largely absent for the first time." Read more...

California’s Transition to Low-Carbon Road Transportation

By as early as 2030, California’s transition to zero emission vehicles could begin to save the state money, according to a study released today by researchers at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies.

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