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transport transformation will also help poor countries introduce climate friendly transportation – and, in the process, promote international justice. That today’s providers can also profit from the spread of [...] Hence, carbon-neutral energy must be used as efficiently as fossil fuels. Using renewables efficiently also keeps down its generation costs. The fact that the amount of renewable energy will be limited for [...] electricity can serve as a direct power source for motor vehicles. Additionally that electricity can also be converted into zero-emissions fuels such as hydrogen. The problem with converting electricity,
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friends and family, and explore new cities and countries. It enables participation in social life, and also fulfils an essential economic function. Without it, people wouldn’t be able to buy products from distant [...] that in 2014 alone road transport caused 52.2 billion euros’ worth of damage to the environment when also factoring in noise pollution and land use costs. 5 All the while, the volume of traffic has continued [...] have fallen despite a boost in production output (figure 0.1). The statistics for energy consumption also paint a picture of a transport sector out of sync with national trends. In 2015, Germany’s total energy
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air quality and reduce noise pollution while also promoting more physical exercise. In this way, it doesn’t just promote the health of the individual, but also helps to slow the rise in health care spending [...] vehicles improve air quality, thus reducing pollution impacts to human health. Electric vehicles are also considerably less noisy than automobiles with internal combustion engines. Less noise means less stress [...] exposed to the negative effects of vehicle traffic, reducing noise pollution and toxic emissions also makes a contribution to environmental justice. The health benefits of physical exercise – including
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transition and the energy transition in transport have the potential to improve quality of life while also reducing the risks of climate change. However, changes in the transport sector may necessitate painful [...] suggest that alternative fuel production will primarily occur in other countries. Economics effects will also result from changing patterns of mobility as part of the mobility transition: motorised transport [...] investors to increasingly withdraw from holding investments in oil, gas and coal companies. Divestment can also be expected in companies that do not extract or process fossil fuels but which are highly dependent
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however, and made no mention of new targets in its 2016 sustainability strategy. The EU Commission will also fail to reach its current goal of using trains and ships to reduce 30% of road freight traffic for [...] of wagonload freight and less than wagonload freight. Intermodal logistics centres like these can also function as hub-and-spoke networks. They enable the smart bundling of and reassembly of trains at
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Rural areas also benefit from the mobility transition. © ollo - iStockphoto The choice of transport in inner cities is increasingly diverse. Yet, for the majority of rural residents, cars are the number [...] shorter trips, the car is the most preferred mode of transport for people outside urban areas. Cars are also the predominant form of transport among those going on outings and holiday trips, which make up a [...] shift from cars to alternative means of transport that not only are better for the environment but also reduce commuter traffic. 82 Remarkably, people take longer in cities to get to work than in rural
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cost-effective way and should also provide for reliable data security. 172 There is a need for financing not only for transport infrastructure in a narrow sense, but also for electricity infrastructure [...] transportation infrastructure of the future won’t just consist of roads, railways and bridges. It will also include electric vehicle charging points, filling stations for alternative fuels, and various types [...] re Plan does not adhere to the goals of the 2050 Climate Action Plan (Klimaschutzplan), which was also adopted in 2016. The 2050 Climate Action Plan foresees CO 2 emissions reductions of the transport
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transport sector corresponds with the supply of renewable electricity. However, such coupling might also destabilise the power system, if, say, many electric vehicles are being charged at once or demand [...] there’s supply, additional flexibility benefits will accrue to the power system. Sector coupling can also include bidirectional charging – feeding energy back into the grid from an electric vehicle’s battery [...] stands, however, no viable business models exist that use electric cars for this purpose. 157 It is also unclear how vehicle batteries will handle bidirectional charging in the long run. Be that as it may
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to its settlement and traffic area. In addition to the timetable data, various structural data were also considered for the study. Where possible, data sources were used for all countries examined that are