The Future of Transport Between Digitalization and Decarbonization : : Trends, Strategies and Effects on Energy Consumption.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Energy Series
• Author: Noussan, Michel.
• TeilnehmendeR: Hafner, Manfred.; Tagliapietra, Simone.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2020.; ©2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Energy Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (126 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Foreword
• Preface
• Contents
• About the Authors
• 1 The Evolution of Transport Across World Regions
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.1.1 A Brief Historical Perspective
• 1.1.2 Current Situation and Prospects
• 1.2 Passenger Transport
• 1.2.1 Road Transport
• 1.2.2 Rail Transport
• 1.2.3 Air Transport
• 1.2.4 Active Modes
• 1.3 Freight Transport
• 1.3.1 Road Freight
• 1.3.2 Rail Freight
• 1.3.3 Maritime Freight
• 1.4 Focus on Selected World Regions
• 1.4.1 Europe
• 1.4.2 North America
• 1.4.3 China and East Asia
• 1.4.4 Latin America
• 1.4.5 MENA
• 1.4.6 Sub-Saharan Africa
• 1.5 Conclusions and Key Take-Aways
• References
• 2 Decarbonization Solutions
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Electricity-The Main Option
• 2.2.1 Electric Transport Technologies
• 2.2.2 Electricity Supply Chain and Infrastructure
• 2.2.3 The EV Momentum in Different World Regions
• 2.2.4 Hydrogen-An Alternative or a Complement?
• 2.2.5 Transport Technologies Based on Hydrogen
• 2.2.6 Hydrogen Supply Chain and Infrastructure
• 2.2.7 Case Studies and Applications
• 2.3 Biofuels-A Possible Complement?
• 2.3.1 Liquid Biofuels-Conventional and Advanced
• 2.3.2 Alternative Biofuels-Renewable Natural Gas
• 2.4 Emissions of Available Technologies
• 2.5 Other Decarbonization Measures
• 2.6 Conclusions and Key Take-Aways
• References
• 3 Digitalization Trends
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Mobility-as-a-Service-A New Way of Thinking?
• 3.3 Shared Mobility-Sharing Assets or Trips?
• 3.3.1 Car Sharing
• 3.3.2 Ridesharing
• 3.3.3 Carpooling
• 3.3.4 Bike Sharing
• 3.3.5 Electric-Powered Micromobility
• 3.4 Autonomous Vehicles-Would You Bet on It?
• 3.5 Data-Driven Mobility Planning
• 3.6 A Final Look at Digitalization Outside Transport-What Will It Change?
• 3.7 Conclusions and Key Take-Aways
• References.
• 4 Policies to Decarbonize the Transport Sector
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Passenger Transport-Reduction and Modal Shift of Transport Demand
• 4.2.1 Promote the Increase in the Average Occupancy of Vehicles with Carpooling (Enabled by Digital Technologies)
• 4.2.2 Promote a Shift from Private Cars to Public Transport and Clean Car Sharing (Enabled by Digital Technologies)
• 4.2.3 Promote a Shift from Private Cars to Rail in Long-Distance Travels (E.g., TEN-T)
• 4.2.4 Develop Cross Border Corridors for Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM)
• 4.2.5 Congestion Charging Policies
• 4.2.6 Parking Management Policy in City Centers
• 4.2.7 Promote Cycling and Walking Zones
• 4.2.8 Promote Multimodality
• 4.2.9 Limit the Number of License Plates to Be Registered Each Month
• 4.3 Clean (Automated and Connected) Vehicles for Passengers
• 4.3.1 Emissions Standards
• 4.3.2 Country-Level Bans on Commercialization of Petrol/Diesel Cars
• 4.3.3 Public Investments in Clean Vehicles R&amp
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• 4.3.4 Public Investments in Clean Vehicles Infrastructure (E.g., EVs Charging Network)
• 4.3.5 Clean Vehicles Production Quotas for Carmakers
• 4.3.6 Public Procurement for Clean Vehicles
• 4.3.7 Subsidies and Other Special Provisions (E.g., Grants, Tax Credits, Tax Exemptions)
• 4.3.8 Non-fiscal Incentives (E.g., Parking Benefits)
• 4.3.9 City-Level Bans on Circulation of Petrol/Diesel Cars
• 4.4 Freight Transport-Switch from Road to Rail
• 4.4.1 Subsidies
• 4.4.2 Cross-Border International Railway Connections
• 4.4.3 High-Speed Train
• 4.5 Cleaner and More Efficient Freight Transport
• 4.5.1 IMO Regulations to Reduce Sulfur Oxides Emissions from Ships
• 4.5.2 Encouraging the Use of LNG as a Marine Fuel (E.g., Rotterdam)
• 4.5.3 Supporting Truck Automation
• 4.5.4 Modernizing Truck Regulation
• 4.5.5 Promoting Alternative Fuels for Trucks.
• 4.5.6 Supporting Digitalization of Railways
• 4.6 Transport Policies and Governance Levels
• 4.7 Taxation
• 4.7.1 Fuel Taxation
• 4.7.2 Acquisition and Ownership Taxation
• 4.8 Risks Linked to Digitalization
• 4.9 Distributional Effects of Policies
• 4.10 Conclusions and Key Take-Aways
• References.