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A Framework to Analyze the Reduction Potential of Life Cycle Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Passenger Cars

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Leveraging Technology for a Sustainable World

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Automobile manufacturers are increasingly obligated to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of their vehicle fleets. In this paper a framework to analyze the reduction potential of the life cycle CO2 emissions of passenger cars is developed. It comprises nine sub-modules - including macroeconomic and microeconomic oriented modules. For each module relevant elements to be considered are presented. Within a short case study the framework is applied to analyze the reduction potential of the CO2 emissions of passenger cars. The achieved results are discussed with respect to different technical and policy measures available in the US and German market.

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  1. Product and Life Cycle Management Research Group, Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

    Christoph Herrmann, Mark Mennenga & Julian Stehr

  2. Production and Logistics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute of Automotive Management and Industrial Production, Braunschweig, Germany

    Karsten Kieckhäfer & Thomas Stefan Spengler

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

    Steven Skerlos & Vineet Raichur

  4. Production and Logistics, Bergische Universität Wuppertal Schumpeter School of Business and Economics, Wuppertal, Germany

    Grit Walther

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Herrmann, C. et al. (2012). A Framework to Analyze the Reduction Potential of Life Cycle Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Passenger Cars. In: Dornfeld, D., Linke, B. (eds) Leveraging Technology for a Sustainable World. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29069-5_10

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