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The Future of Transport Between Digitalization and Decarbonization : Trends, Strategies and Effects on Energy Consumption.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Noussan, Michel.
Other Authors: Hafner, Manfred., Tagliapietra, Simone.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2020.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Energy Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • About the Authors
  • 1 The Evolution of Transport Across World Regions
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.1.1 A Brief Historical Perspective
  • 1.1.2 Current Situation and Prospects
  • 1.2 Passenger Transport
  • 1.2.1 Road Transport
  • 1.2.2 Rail Transport
  • 1.2.3 Air Transport
  • 1.2.4 Active Modes
  • 1.3 Freight Transport
  • 1.3.1 Road Freight
  • 1.3.2 Rail Freight
  • 1.3.3 Maritime Freight
  • 1.4 Focus on Selected World Regions
  • 1.4.1 Europe
  • 1.4.2 North America
  • 1.4.3 China and East Asia
  • 1.4.4 Latin America
  • 1.4.5 MENA
  • 1.4.6 Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 1.5 Conclusions and Key Take-Aways
  • References
  • 2 Decarbonization Solutions
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Electricity-The Main Option
  • 2.2.1 Electric Transport Technologies
  • 2.2.2 Electricity Supply Chain and Infrastructure
  • 2.2.3 The EV Momentum in Different World Regions
  • 2.2.4 Hydrogen-An Alternative or a Complement?
  • 2.2.5 Transport Technologies Based on Hydrogen
  • 2.2.6 Hydrogen Supply Chain and Infrastructure
  • 2.2.7 Case Studies and Applications
  • 2.3 Biofuels-A Possible Complement?
  • 2.3.1 Liquid Biofuels-Conventional and Advanced
  • 2.3.2 Alternative Biofuels-Renewable Natural Gas
  • 2.4 Emissions of Available Technologies
  • 2.5 Other Decarbonization Measures
  • 2.6 Conclusions and Key Take-Aways
  • References
  • 3 Digitalization Trends
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Mobility-as-a-Service-A New Way of Thinking?
  • 3.3 Shared Mobility-Sharing Assets or Trips?
  • 3.3.1 Car Sharing
  • 3.3.2 Ridesharing
  • 3.3.3 Carpooling
  • 3.3.4 Bike Sharing
  • 3.3.5 Electric-Powered Micromobility
  • 3.4 Autonomous Vehicles-Would You Bet on It?
  • 3.5 Data-Driven Mobility Planning
  • 3.6 A Final Look at Digitalization Outside Transport-What Will It Change?
  • 3.7 Conclusions and Key Take-Aways
  • References.
  • 4 Policies to Decarbonize the Transport Sector
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Passenger Transport-Reduction and Modal Shift of Transport Demand
  • 4.2.1 Promote the Increase in the Average Occupancy of Vehicles with Carpooling (Enabled by Digital Technologies)
  • 4.2.2 Promote a Shift from Private Cars to Public Transport and Clean Car Sharing (Enabled by Digital Technologies)
  • 4.2.3 Promote a Shift from Private Cars to Rail in Long-Distance Travels (E.g., TEN-T)
  • 4.2.4 Develop Cross Border Corridors for Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM)
  • 4.2.5 Congestion Charging Policies
  • 4.2.6 Parking Management Policy in City Centers
  • 4.2.7 Promote Cycling and Walking Zones
  • 4.2.8 Promote Multimodality
  • 4.2.9 Limit the Number of License Plates to Be Registered Each Month
  • 4.3 Clean (Automated and Connected) Vehicles for Passengers
  • 4.3.1 Emissions Standards
  • 4.3.2 Country-Level Bans on Commercialization of Petrol/Diesel Cars
  • 4.3.3 Public Investments in Clean Vehicles R&amp
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  • 4.3.4 Public Investments in Clean Vehicles Infrastructure (E.g., EVs Charging Network)
  • 4.3.5 Clean Vehicles Production Quotas for Carmakers
  • 4.3.6 Public Procurement for Clean Vehicles
  • 4.3.7 Subsidies and Other Special Provisions (E.g., Grants, Tax Credits, Tax Exemptions)
  • 4.3.8 Non-fiscal Incentives (E.g., Parking Benefits)
  • 4.3.9 City-Level Bans on Circulation of Petrol/Diesel Cars
  • 4.4 Freight Transport-Switch from Road to Rail
  • 4.4.1 Subsidies
  • 4.4.2 Cross-Border International Railway Connections
  • 4.4.3 High-Speed Train
  • 4.5 Cleaner and More Efficient Freight Transport
  • 4.5.1 IMO Regulations to Reduce Sulfur Oxides Emissions from Ships
  • 4.5.2 Encouraging the Use of LNG as a Marine Fuel (E.g., Rotterdam)
  • 4.5.3 Supporting Truck Automation
  • 4.5.4 Modernizing Truck Regulation
  • 4.5.5 Promoting Alternative Fuels for Trucks.
  • 4.5.6 Supporting Digitalization of Railways
  • 4.6 Transport Policies and Governance Levels
  • 4.7 Taxation
  • 4.7.1 Fuel Taxation
  • 4.7.2 Acquisition and Ownership Taxation
  • 4.8 Risks Linked to Digitalization
  • 4.9 Distributional Effects of Policies
  • 4.10 Conclusions and Key Take-Aways
  • References.

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