Resources

ICAT Sustainable Development Guidance

The ICAT Sustainable Development Guidance helps users assess the sustainable development impacts of policies and actions. Helps users use an integrated method to assess sustainable development impacts of policies, helps policymakers develop effective strategies for achieving sustainable development objectives by understanding impacts of policies, and supports consistent reporting of sustainable development impacts and policy effectiveness.

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GHG Protocol for Cities

The GHG Protocol for Cities provides a framework for accounting and reporting city-wide greenhouse gas emissions. Helps cities develop a greenhouse gas inventory to support climate action planning; helps cities establish a base year emissions inventory and track performance; ensures consistent measurement and reporting between cities; enables city inventories to be aggregated; demonstrates the important role that cities play in tackling climate change, and facilitates insight through benchmarking of comparable data.

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GHG Project Protocol

The GHG Project Protocol provides principles, concepts, and methods for quantifying and reporting GHG reductions. Provides a transparent approach for quantifying and reporting GHG reductions from GHG projects; enhances the credibility of GHG project accounting through the application of common accounting concepts, procedures, and principles; and provides a platform for harmonization among different project-based GHG initiatives and programs.

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Envision Tomorrow

Provides insights about how policies, development decisions and current growth trajectories will impact a range of measures from pubic health, fiscal resiliency, and environmental sustainability at the metropolitan region or at a smaller scale.

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Co-Benefits Risk Assessment Screening Tool (COBRA)

The EPA’s COBRA tool allows local governments to understand the potential for clean energy to enhance air quality, health, and social well being; design program options that maximize benefits; build support for clean energy investments based on benefits; narrow policy options to those that should be evaluated using more sophisticated air quality models; present information about localized benefits; and support a balanced decision-making process that considers costs and benefits of policy options.

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Co-benefits Evaluation Tool for Urban Transport

This tool evaluates the magnitude of emission reductions from local air pollution and carbon emissions and determine barriers to implementation of policies and projects. Presents a linear representation of the public transport system in a city that can help policy makers understand the various benefits of different policies.

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Cities-LEAP Action Toolbox

This tool provides a catalogued, customizable list of data, tools, and case studies on city-level energy actions to help local communities make more strategic energy decisions.

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Plug-In Electric Vehicle Handbook

The AFDC Plug-In EV Handbook provides information on plug-in electric vehicles for a variety of users, particularly public charging station hosts. Answers basic questions about plug-in electric vehicles, charging stations, charging equipment, and considerations for relevant parties.

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Find a Car Tool

This tool compares fuel efficiency, costs, and CO2 emissions of light-duty vehicles by make and model or vehicle class.

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Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Search

This tool allows users to find and compare the availability of all classes of alternative fuel vehicles, including electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. The tool is searchable by vehicle type, manufacturer, and fuel requirements.

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Beyond Tailpipe Emissions

Beyond Tailpipe Emissions allows users to estimate the total greenhouse gas emissions for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Provides information on greenhouse gas emissions associated with fuel production based on the year, make, and model of the vehicle.

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EVI-Pro Lite

This tool provides a simple way to estimate how much Level 2 and DC fast charging may be required for a given number of vehicles at the city- and state-level.

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State Energy Analysis Tool

The State Energy Analysis Tool table from Georgetown provides data about energy production, pollution, and regulation in U.S. states. Includes climate and energy maps containing different criteria such as renewable energy generation and carbon pollution rates.

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EV Charging Financial Analysis Tool

This tool from Atlas Public Policy provides users with information regarding the financial performance of electric vehicle charging projects. Uses the discounted cash flow method in order to evaluate the financial performance, and can accommodate a variety of relevant business arrangements.

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Fleet Procurement Analysis Tool

The Fleet Procurement Analysis Tool equips users with decision-relevant information on the financial viability and environmental impact of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicle fleet procurements. Compares procurements side-by-side on a cost-per-mile basis and provides an analysis of cash flows and location-specific lifecycle emissions.

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Fuel Savings Calculator

The Fuel Savings Calculator provides a comparison of fuel cost and savings for a selection of two vehicles listed on the Fuel Economy Guide website.

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AFLEET Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Calculator

The AFLEET Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Calculator estimates GHG, NOx, and PM2.5, as well as emission reduction cost effectiveness from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, running on diesel, natural gas, propane of electricity. Compares vehicle technologies and choosing options that are both cost-saving and reduce emissions primarily for the implementation of states’ VW Diesel Mitigation Settlement plans.

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AFDC Vehicle Cost Calculator

The AFDC Vehicle Cost Calculator provides information on emissions and cost of ownership by vehicle make and model. Takes information on driving habits and fuel economy to provide snapshots of cost to operate a vehicle.

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EVolution

EVolution generates comparisons between various electric powertrains and conventional vehicles, customized to show local fuel and electricity prices, vehicle purchase price accounting for incentives, charging availability, and commute time to determine cost of ownership.

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The VISION Model

The VISION Model calculates the potential energy use, oil use, and carbon emission impacts of advanced light- and heavy-duty vehicle technologies and alternative fuels through the year 2050.

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Amy Malaki

Amy Malaki is the Director of Partnerships and Policy at SkyNRG and SkyNRG Americas, pioneering global leaders in sustainable aviation fuel production and supply. Prior to SkyNRG, Amy was the Associate Director for the transportation portfolio at the ClimateWorks Foundation where she developed philanthropic investment strategies to advance a sustainable, equitable and low-carbon mobility system. She also pioneered the organization’s international aviation decarbonization strategy. Prior to that she focused on Asia business development at Better Place, a Silicon Valley electric vehicle network startup. She has a B.A. in Chinese and China studies from the University of Washington and an M.A. in international policy studies (energy and environment) from Stanford University.