In the European Union (EU) and in Germany the transport sector is the only sector with increasing CO2 emissions (in the EU by about 32 % and in Germany by about 1 % since 1990). Especially in road freight and air transport a further strong increase is forecasted. In the transport sector this...

Das Buch erklärt auf der Grundlage einer Breitenbefragung das Entscheidungsverhalten bezüglich der Verkehrsmittelwahl im Güterverkehr. Da aufgrund einer stark steigenden Transportnachfrage im Güterverkehr externe Kosten in erheblichem Umfang verursacht werden, muss die Verkehrspolitik...

Abstract: Der Deutsche Verkehrssektor emittiert knapp 160 Mio. t CO2 pro Jahr (d.h. 18% der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Emissionen) und trägt bisher am geringsten zum Erreichen der Emissionsminderungsziele bei. Um die Anreize zur Emissionsminderung beim Hauptverursacher im Verkehrssektor, dem...

In the European Union (EU) and in Germany the transport sector is the only sector with increasing CO2 emissions (in the EU by about 32% and in Germany by about 1% since 1990). Especially in road freight and air transport a further strong increase is forecasted. In the transport sector this might...

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) combine electric propulsion with an internal combustion engine. Their potential to reduce transport related green-house gas emissions highly depends on their actual usage and electricity provision. Various studies underline their environmental and economic...