scholarly journals Review of sustainable development of the road transport sector – are there geographical differences?

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-87
Author(s):  
Maria T. Johansson ◽  
Danica Djuric Ilic
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Geographical Differences ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
System Perspective ◽  
The Road ◽  
Whole Life Cycle

Even though the share of renewable energy in the transport sector has increased during the last decade, the sector is still highly dependent on fossil fuels. Consequences are for example emissions of greenhouse gases, particulates, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides. This is of great concern for the environment, climate change, and human health. This study reviews scientific publications about sustainable development of the road transport sector, published 2005-2018. The aim of the study is to investigate if there are differences in the measures and strategies presented in the publications depending on the geographical areas studied, and to analyse if there are differences depending on year of publication. The authors analysed to what extent local conditions influence the choice of proposed measures and strategies. A system perspective was applied in order to include measures related to the whole life cycle of the road transport, as well as other sectors, which influence or are influenced by the transport sector. A literature review was performed using the search-engine Web of Science. Results show that important local conditions that may influence the research focus within the area of sustainable development of the road transport sector are for example: energy supply security (e.g. availability of biomass and renewable electricity, as well as access to domestic fossil fuel resources), possibilities for developing infrastructure for biofuel supply and charging of electric vehicles, political priorities and approaches, and traditions.

scholarly journals Sustainability in Polish Road Transport Sector

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janusz Grabara ◽  
Liviu Mihaescu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Barriers To Entry ◽  
The Road ◽  
Present Generation ◽  
High Flexibility

Abstract Today, road transport is the fastest-growing segment of the freight transport in Poland. Due to its dynamic development in the 90's and low barriers to entry of new transport companies the importance of this segment still growing. Low transport rates, the ability to reach every place, as well as high flexibility and reliability of supplies carried are the main advantages of this kind of transport. However, besides the advantages, road transport has disadvantages as well, and the biggest drawback of this type of transport is its negative impact on the environment through the emission of pollutants into the atmosphere. In addition, road transport is characterized by high land consumption and noise. This causes that the road transport sector is one of the sectors where actions from the field of sustainable development [1] are performed. This is due to the fact that currently the sustainability issues are very important and the present generation is aware that today's action will affect the quality of life for future generations. Therefore, road transport companies introduce measures to eliminate their negative impact on the environment or on social environment. This article describes the actions aimed at the practical implementation of the concept of sustainable development, conducted by the chosen transport companies.

scholarly journals Biofuels Analysis Based on the THDI Indicator of Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umberto Lucia ◽  
Giulia Grisolia
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
The Road ◽  
Current Shift ◽  
Micro Organisms ◽  
New Jobs

Energy resources, and their management, represent an open ongoing problem of our present days. An increasing interest in the analysis of the limits of fossil fuels’ use, and their availability, is growing in order to find solutions to the undesired impact of some anthropic activities to the environment. So, nowadays, aThe current shift to renewable energy resources has become a fundamental requirement. In this context, biofuels from micro-organisms can represent a response to the requirement of reducing the environmental impact, but also to generatinge new jobs. In this paper, the analysis of the biofuels from micro-organisms is developed by introducing the Thermodynamic Human Development Index (THDI). In particular, we show how its performance can be improved by using the third-generation biofuels in the road transport sector, and how it increases by exploiting biofuels derived from mutualistic species of some micro-organisms. The result consists inis affected by the fundamental role of the mutualistic behaviour of these species in order to increase the overall sustainability.

scholarly journals How Long Will Combustion Vehicles Be Used? Polish Transport Sector on the Pathway to Climate Neutrality

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (23) ◽  
pp. 7871
Author(s):  
Wojciech Rabiega ◽  
Artur Gorzałczyński ◽  
Robert Jeszke ◽  
Paweł Mzyk ◽  
Krystian Szczepański
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
The Road ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Zero Emission ◽  
Reduction Of Co2 ◽  
Climate Neutrality

Transformation of road transport sector through replacing of internal combustion vehicles with zero-emission technologies is among key challenges to achievement of climate neutrality by 2050. In a constantly developing economy, the demand for transport services increases to ensure continuity in the supply chain and passenger mobility. Deployment of electric technologies in the road transport sector involves both businesses and households, its pace depends on the technological development of zero-emission vehicles, presence of necessary infrastructure and regulations on emission standards for new vehicles entering the market. Thus, this study attempts to estimate how long combustion vehicles will be in use and what the state of the fleet will be in 2050. For obtainment of results the TR3E partial equilibrium model was used. The study simulates the future fleet structure in passenger and freight transport. The results obtained for Poland for the climate neutrality (NEU) scenario show that in 2050 the share of vehicles using fossil fuels will be ca. 30% in both road passenger and freight transport. The consequence of shifts in the structure of the fleet is the reduction of CO2 emissions ca. 80% by 2050 and increase of the transport demand for electricity and hydrogen.

scholarly journals THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS IN THE ROAD TRANSPORT SECTOR IN THE EUROPEAN REGION

Transport ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabor Szendrő ◽  
Ádám Török
Keyword(s):  
Resource Use ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
The Road ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Current State ◽  
European Policies

With the omnipresent influence of mankind around the world, controlling resource use and pollution are key factors in the progress toward sustainability in all sectors. These considerations appear in international and European policies, but there remains a need to make these policies suited to local conditions. This article aims to present a method of analysis for the transport sector that could prove useful for identifying the similarities and differences in the current state and historical development of transport systems in EU Member States.

Legal and organizational basis for ensuring road safety in the Ukrainian SSR in 1948–1953

2021 ◽  
pp. 39-56
Author(s):  
Maksim P. Tishakov
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Safety System ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
Socialist Republic ◽  
Soviet Socialist Republic ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Government

The work, based on previously little available for research, as well as materials and documents found in archival institutions, reflects the legal basis for ensuring road safety in 1948-1953, the state and organizational and legal measures taken in the field of combating accidents in road transport at the republican level by the example Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Attention is focused on the key problems that determine the development of the road safety system, the measures taken, their effectiveness, mistakes and achievements. Measures to counteract accidents in vehicles are investigated from a historical and legal standpoint, a critical and detailed analysis of decrees and orders of the government, departmental regulatory legal acts. It was found that the presence of a significant number of administrative decisions of the republican authorities of Soviet Ukraine, although it was a rather progressive step for its time, did not fully take into account the reality of achieving the set goals, local conditions and peculiarities. At the same time, the functioning of the emerging road safety system was significantly hampered by the lack of a unified national policy in the context of the rapid growth and development of the country’s automobile and road complex.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Effects of Electrification of the Road Transport Sector on the Possible Penetration of Nuclear Fusion in the Long-Term European Energy Mix

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 3634
Author(s):  
Daniele Lerede ◽  
Chiara Bustreo ◽  
Francesco Gracceva ◽  
Yolanda Lechón ◽  
Laura Savoldi
Keyword(s):  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Fusion ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
The Other ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Deep Penetration ◽  
The Road

The European Roadmap towards the production of electricity from nuclear fusion foresees the potential availability of nuclear fusion power plants (NFPPs) in the second half of this century. The possible penetration of that technology, typically addressed by using the global energy system EUROFusion TIMES Model (ETM), will depend, among other aspects, on its costs compared to those of the other available technologies for electricity production, and on the future electricity demand. This paper focuses on the ongoing electrification process of the transport sector, with special attention devoted to road transport. A survey on the present and forthcoming technologies, as foreseen by several manufacturers and other models, and an international vehicle database are taken into account to develop the new road transport module, then implemented and harmonized inside ETM. Following three different storylines, the computed results are presented in terms of the evolution of the road transport demand in the next decades, fleet composition and CO 2 emissions. The ETM results are in line with many other studies. On one hand, they highlight, for the European road transport energy consumption pattern, the need for dramatic changes in the transport market, if the most ambitious environmental goals are to be pursued. On the other hand, the results also show that NFPP adoption on a commercial scale could be justified within the current projection of the investment costs, if the deep penetration of electricity in the road transport sector also occurs.

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