The main messages of the paper in four points are the following: (1) The environmental target for 2050 (sixty percent emission decrease, oil dependence decrease) is a very progressive vision, clear target. (2) The tools to achieve these objectives are sometimes still contradictory in the White...

Im Verkehrssektor manifestiert sich die Digitalisierung zunehmend durch plattformbasierte Geschäftsmodelle, die Mobilitätsdienstleistungen vermitteln. Auf diese Weise entsteht die Möglichkeit, Fahrten und Fahrzeuge mit anderen, meist fremden Mitreisenden zu teilen. Durch Suchfunktionen und...

Mitigating climate change requires aligning real economy investments with climate objectives. This pilot study measures the climate consistency of investments in transport infrastructure and vehicles in Latvia between 2008 and 2018, estimated at EUR 1.5 billion per year on average. To do so,...

In der Diskussion über städtische Luftverschmutzung und Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungen auf Autobahnen besteht ein Mangel an evidenzbasierten Argumenten, was die Debatte immer wieder blockiert. Bei der Bewertung von Grenzwerten bzw. angedachten Maßnahmen wie Tempolimits sollten kausale...

Many governments have banned strikes in public transportation. Whether this can be justified depends on whether strikes endanger public safety or health. We use time-series and cross-sectional variation in powerful registry data to quantify the effects of public transit strikes on urban...

Seit dem 1. Januar 2012 muss sich der Luftverkehr in Europa am Europäischen Emissionshandel beteiligen. Dies betrifft alle Flugliniengesellschaften, die auf dem Kontinent starten oder landen. Warum wird aber nur der Luftverkehr zum Handel mit Emissionszertifikaten verpflichtet und nicht der...

With cruise activities continuing to grow, the cruise world and related decision makers take initiatives aiming to handle the produced externalities. Among the key environmental issues is the handling of the various wastes produced on cruise ships. In recent times, cruise lines and ports have...

Oil spills are a major cause of environmental concern, in particular for Europe. However, the traditional approach to the evaluation of the expected external costs of these accidents fails to take into full account the implications of their probabilistic nature. By adapting a methodology...

Many governments have banned strikes in public transportation. Whether this can be justified depends on whether strikes endanger public safety or health. We use time-series and cross-sectional variation in powerful registry data to quantify the effects of public transit strikes on urban...

Oil spills are a major cause of environmental concern, in particular for Europe. However, the traditional approach to the evaluation of the expected external costs of these accidents fails to take into full account the implications of their probabilistic nature. By adapting a methodology...