September 7, 2008

CO2 Emission Reduction in Freight Transports How to Stimulate Environmental Friendly Behaviour?

by Georg Bühler and Patrick Jochem

- It is often stated, that combined transport (mainly truck-train-truck) might be a very CO2 efficient mode. In this article a Logit-Model (based on a survey of 500 German forwarders)is used to determine mode shift potentials of hauliers. The main factors of influence depending on the service provision of the transport modes are frequency of combined transport services, speed, and costs.

Bühler, G. and P. Jochem (2008). "CO2 Emission Reduction in Freight Transports How to Stimulate Environmental Friendly Behaviour?" ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-066, Aug 2008.