Mobility on the Climate Test Bench: Rail Transport

Abstract Since the transport sector has been violating climate policy targets for some time, suitable transport policy measures are necessary to change this. A greater use of the railways always plays a prominent role in policy strategies. However, achieving the goals for modal shift formulated in t...

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Main Author: Alexander Eisenkopf
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Springer 2022-06-01
Series:Wirtschaftsdienst
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-022-3170-z
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description Abstract Since the transport sector has been violating climate policy targets for some time, suitable transport policy measures are necessary to change this. A greater use of the railways always plays a prominent role in policy strategies. However, achieving the goals for modal shift formulated in the coalition agreement of the new German government by 2030 is questionable. Despite the foreseeable limitations of a modal shift policy, a market-oriented increase in the efficiency and service quality of rail transport is impossible. The focus of climate policy efforts, therefore, should be on road transport where the establishment of emissions trading could overcome small-scale and counterproductive regulations.
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spelling doaj.art-2dc297b412c54f0b943943d25612908f2022-12-22T03:22:26ZdeuSpringerWirtschaftsdienst1613-978X2022-06-01102S1293510.1007/s10273-022-3170-zMobility on the Climate Test Bench: Rail TransportAlexander Eisenkopf0Zeppelin-LS f. Wirtschafts- u. Verkehrspolitik, Zeppelin Universität FriedrichshafenAbstract Since the transport sector has been violating climate policy targets for some time, suitable transport policy measures are necessary to change this. A greater use of the railways always plays a prominent role in policy strategies. However, achieving the goals for modal shift formulated in the coalition agreement of the new German government by 2030 is questionable. Despite the foreseeable limitations of a modal shift policy, a market-oriented increase in the efficiency and service quality of rail transport is impossible. The focus of climate policy efforts, therefore, should be on road transport where the establishment of emissions trading could overcome small-scale and counterproductive regulations.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-022-3170-z
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