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Intensity and the importance of country level differences : an analysis of the relationship between per capita emissions and population density
Longden, Thomas - 2015
emissions from land transport. In contrast, this paper finds a positive relationship between per capita CO2 emissions from … transport and population density using a dataset of over 200 cities from 28 countries. This positive relationship holds when a … the estimated relationship between urban population density and emissions from transport is different across the two …
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Global Transportation Decarbonization
Rapson, David S.; Muehlegger, Erich - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Replacing fossil fuels in the name of decarbonization is necessary but will be particularly difficult due to their as-yet unrivaled bundle of attributes: abundance, ubiquity, energy density, transportability and cost. There is a growing commitment to electrification as the dominant...
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Ready for Take-off? Integrating Drones into the Transport System
Walulik, Jan; Straubinger, Anna; Biermann, Franziska; … - 2021
The report presents policy options for the successful integration of drones into the transport system. How can … countries reap the benefits of drone transport while limiting risks? The report examines concerns about the acceptability …, efficiency and sustainability of drone transport. The analysis covers passenger and freight drones with different payloads and …
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History, status, and future challenges of hydrogen energy in the transportation sector
Shang, Wen-Long; Song, Xuewang; Liao, Qi; Yuan, Meng; … - 2023
In recent years, extreme weather around the world due to climate change has occurred increasingly frequently, and countries globally have gradually realized the harm caused by global warming. All countries are also making efforts to promote less consumption of fossil fuel energy and the use...
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Developing world land transport
1987
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Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming
Hawken, Paul (ed.) - 2017
-- Afforestation -- Transport -- Mass transit -- High speed rail -- Ships -- Electric vehicles -- Ridesharing -- Electric bikes -- Cars …
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Elektro-Mobilität wird deutlich überschätzt: Warum flüssigen Kraftstoffen immer noch die Zukunft gehört
Haugrund, Stefan - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 93 (2013) 9, pp. 643-647
Flüssige Kraftstoffe werden auch künftig eine bedeutende Rolle spielen. Andere Energiestoffe haben es schwer sich auf dem Markt durchzusetzen, teilweise weil die Infrastruktur fehlt und teilweise weil weltweit ein riesiger Fuhrpark aus Fahrzeugen mit Verbrennungsmotoren, deren Lebensdauer...
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Worldwide Bike Sharing Programmes
Lippelt, Jana - In: CESifo DICE Report 11 (2013) 4, pp. 50-52
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How Far Goods Travel: Global Transport and Supply Chains from 1965-2020
Ganapati, Sharat; Wong, Woan Foong - 2023
This paper considers the evolution of global transportation usage over the past half century and its implications for supply chains. Transportation usage per unit of real output has more than doubled as costs decreased by a third. Participation of emerging economies in world trade and...
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Worldwide Bike Sharing Programmes
Lippelt, Jana - In: CESifo DICE Report 11 (2014) 4, pp. 50-52
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010908023