HighlightsWe analyse the various national approaches to transalpine freight transport.Significant variations in terms of modal split are visible in the different Alpine countries.A Well-To-Wheel analysis evaluates the CO2 impact of transnational measures.The Alpine Crossing Exchange grants the highest reductions of CO2 emissions.A transnational approach is essential to obtain integrated and effective results.
AbstractCO2 emissions are one of the main externalities related to freight transport. Their evaluation is extremely difficult, due to the presence of several scientific and economic uncertainties. This paper discusses the approaches currently adopted by literature to deal with CO2, proposing a methodology based on a Well-To-Wheel quantification and an economic valuation deriving from a meta-regression. A freight transport analysis is then provided for one of the most critical areas of Europe, the Alps. Here, the different approaches adopted by the single nations determine divergent results in terms of modal shift towards rail and, consequently, CO2 emissions. An integrated and transnational strategy could lead to better results, avoiding detoured traffic and increasing the share of railway traffic. To this aim, the carbon impacts of three specific alpine-wide measures are evaluated: namely, Alpine Crossing Exchange, Emissions Trading and Differentiated Toll System. In comparison with business-as-usual scenario, the case study reveals a potential CO2 saving up to more than 600,000tons and 38M€ for the year 2030, thus providing policy makers with an integrative transnational tool able to evaluate the long-term carbon impact of their transport decisions.
Economic valuation of Well-To-Wheel CO2 emissions from freight transport along the main transalpine corridors
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment ; 47 ; 222-236
2016-01-01
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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