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The Certification for Sustainable Transportation is a national program housed at the University of Vermont Extension that seeks to promote the practice of using energy efficient modes of transportation.〔http://www.erating.org/images/pdfs/CST_1.0_Program_Manual.pdf〕 The CST work centers on its eRating vehicle certification program, which is an eco-label for passenger transportation vehicles. The eRating uses a sustainability index which includes factors such as green house gas emissions per passenger mile, emission levels of criteria pollutants, and in certain circumstances factors such as training for drivers and use of endorsed carbon offsets.〔http://www.ecotourismconference.org/news/2012/certification-for-sustainable-transportation-cst〕 Once a certain threshold is met, vehicles may qualify for e1, e2, e3, or e4 levels in the certification program.〔http://www.oregon.gov//ODOT/TD/TP_RES/docs/2012NWTC/2012NWTC_Presentations/28_CertificationSustainableTrans.pdf〕 Other key components of the CST's work are online and in person training programs. The CST offers training programs geared to help drivers and organizations eliminate all unnecessary idling and on eco-driving. These training programs are focused on helping reduce environmental impacts, save fuel, and save money. The CST is now actively working with companies in 48 states and 3 Canadian Provinces to prevent unnecessary emissions, reduce environmental impact, and decrease consumption of fossil fuels. ==History== In 2007, the University of Vermont began the Green Coach Certification research project, which sought to investigate what efficiency standards would be best applied to motor coaches to promote greater energy sustainability.〔http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/?Page=article.php&id=2384〕 Research was conducted on actual motor coach companies.〔http://busride.com/2012/12/the-best-of-busride-green-awards/〕〔http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/megabuscom-participates-in-green-coach-certification-program-78323487.html〕 It also researched whether a certification program could help reduce environmental impacts from the motor coach industry by educating operators and executives about the benefits, both financial and environmental, of adopting fuel saving strategies and switching to alternative sources of fuel.〔Anderson, L., Chase, L., Kestenbaum, D., & Mastrangelo, C. (2011). Ecolabels for passenger transportation: Understanding motorcoach company receptiveness to a pilot green certification program. Journal of Sustainable Transportation, doi: 10.1080/15568318.2011.626889.〕 Upon completion of this pilot program the Certification for Sustainable Transportation was founded as a way to expand the size and scope of the initial program. The CST now works well beyond the motor coach industry, deploying its driver training programs to taxi drivers and school bus operators, and offering its eRating certification to vehicle manufacturers, public transportation industries, and pedi-cab operators.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Certification for Sustainable Transportation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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