One of the nice things about having a blog is that it becomes a reference for yourself – a repository of information and links that previously were scattered about in a disorganized series of e-mails, files, folders, draft documents, etc.

To help with organization, I’m creating this post as a repository of reports that fall into one of the following categories: a) I often reference it; b) I often want to send the link to someone else; c) it’s on my list / pile to be read. Whichever the category, I think maintaining an occasionally-updated post (in the spirit of my previous post, “List of Chinese Energy and Environmental Standards for Vehicles“) will be useful to me, and I hope to you as well. Please feel free to suggest links to add here!

The reports will be divided loosely by category. Most, but not all, are related directly to China and/or transportation.

Climate Change
8/2009: Climate Group – China’s Clean Revolution II; see also China’s Clean Revolution I

7/2009: Greenpeace – Polluting Power: Ranking China’s Power Companies

6/2009: March 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference synthesis report (h/t RealClimate)

5/2009: Greenpeace – America’s Share of the Climate Crisis

3/2009: Sweden – A Balancing Act: China’s Role in Climate Change

1/2009: MIT – Probabilistic Forecast for 21st Century Climate Based on Uncertainties in Emissions (without Policy) and Climate Parameters

1/2009: Asia Society – Common Challenge, Collaborative Response: A Roadmap for US-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change

1/2009: Brookings – Overcoming Obstacles to U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change

6/2008: McKinsey – The carbon productivity challenge: Curbing climate change and sustaining economic growth

12/2007: IPCC – Fourth Assessment Report

Fuel Economy
3/2009: Harvard ETIP: China’s Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Vehicles

2/2008: CATARC – Analysis of Implementation Results of the Standard “Limits of Fuel Consumption for Passenger Cars”

7/2007: The ICCT – Passenger Vehicle Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Economy Standards: A Global Update; also updated data here

Vehicle Population and Emissions Projections
12/2006: Wang et al – Projection of Chinese Motor Vehicle Growth, Oil Demand, and CO2 Emissions Through 2050 (full text not available online)

12/2005: Schipper and Ng – Growing in the Greenhouse Chapter 4 – China Motorization Trends: Policy Options in a World of Transport Challenges

8/2005: He et al – Oil consumption and CO2 emissions in China’s road transport: current status, future trends, and policy implications (full text not available online)

Air Quality
5/2009: Steven Q. Andrews – Seeing Through the Smog: Understanding the Limits of Chinese Air Pollution Reporting

9/2008: Steven Q. Andrews – Inconsistencies in air quality metrics: ‘Blue Sky’ days and PM10 concentrations in Beijing

2007: Streets et al – Air quality during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Life Cycle Analysis and Electric Cars / Bikes
12/2008: McKinsey – China Charges Up: The Electric Vehicle Opportunity

11/2008: MDB – The Green Car Report: Investment Analysis of the Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Industry – Outlook for 2009-2012

7/2008: MIT – On the Road in 2035: Reducing Transportation’s Petroleum Consumption and GHG Emissions

2007: California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standards supporting reports.

General Transportation
5/2008: IFEU – Transport in China: Energy Consumption and Emissions of Different Transport Modes