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...

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...

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...

This paper reviews opportunities for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from Argentina’s transport sector. It also identifies the main challenges for that objective, specifically in freight transport. Actions taken at different levels of government are assessed and the impact of policies...

With banking sectors worldwide still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis, public discussion of plans to place toxic assets in one or more bad banks has gained steam in recent weeks. The following paper presents a plan how governments can efficiently relieve ailing banks from toxic...