The International Council on Clean Transportation

A monthly newsletter on current transportation policy issues as well as other documents related to automobile emissions. Published by Michael P. Walsh

URL: http://www.walshcarlines.com/

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) was founded in 1985 to promote environmentally sustainable and socially equitable transportation worldwide. The organization works with city governments and local advocacy groups to implement projects that reduce poverty, pollution, and oil dependence. Programs include bus rapid transit, congestion pricing, and planning and support for pedestrian and bicycle facilities.

URL: http://www.itdp.org/index.php

PCRA functions as a think tank for the Government of India on proposing policies and strategies on petroleum conservation and environmental protection aimed at reducing excessive dependence on oil. Site available in English and Hindi.

URL: http://www.pcra.org/English/aboutus/default.htm

Semarnat is the Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources), the federal environmental agency for México.

URL: http://www.semarnat.gob.mx/Pages/inicio.aspx

U.S. EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality protects public health and the environment by controlling air pollution from motor vehicles, engines, and the fuels used to operate them, and by encouraging travel choices that minimize emissions.

URL: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/

Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, the EEA is the environmental agency of the European Union. It provides technical and policy support for improving environmental quality in the 27 EU member states as well as a number of other European countries.

URL: http://www.eea.europa.eu/

One of the key sponsors of the ICCT. The Hewlett Foundation provides substantial support for urban air quality and transportation projects in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil and China.

URL: http://www.hewlett.org/

ARAI is a co-operative industrial research association established by the automotive industry with the Ministry of Industries, Government of India. It helps the Government of India to formulate automotive standards and provides technical support. ARAI also carries out sponsored research for the automotive industry.

URL: www.araiindia.com

Since its creation in 1967, the California Air Resources Board has been at the forefront of setting emissions standards for vehicles and creating effective policies to reduce air pollution.

URL: www.arb.ca.gov

Established in 1985, CATARC assists the government in formulating automobile standards and regulations, performing product certification testing and undertaking technological and policy research. The center worked on the development of fuel economy standards for vehicles in China and continues to work on implementation issues.

URL: http://www.catarc.ac.cn/ac_en/index.htm

Maintained by the US National Association of Clean Air Agencies, this site links to air and environmental agencies throughout the world and to sources of data and information on a range of clean air topics.

URL: http://www.cleanairworld.org/about.asp