The calculation of external costs in the transport sector : a comparative analysis of recent studies in the light of the Commission's 'Greening Transport Package'

The internalisation of external costs in the transport sector is one of the most challenging issues that European transport policy will have to deal with in the coming years. The study provides a concise overview of the most important and most recent studies on external costs, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches, and analysing the current work of the Commission's Directorate for Transport, the IMPACT Handbook on estimation of external costs in the transport sector and the Greening Transport Package.