ONTARIO FREIGHT MOVEMENT STUDY : COMPONENT TWO

The second component of this study uses industry/company-specific case studies to test the effectiveness (in terms of CO2 emission-reduction) of alternative distribution methods, and to assess feasibility, including economic consequences. These studies also indentify technical or policy issues which must be addressed to achieve these reductions. This project focuses on carbon-dioxide emissions, which are mainly affected by the type and quantity of fuel used in transport, and by the associated fuel production and distribution process. Other environmental issues, such ans NOx, VOC, ozone producing emissions, noise, etc., are not considered. Similarly, this study does not explore impacts on CO2 emissions of technology developments or operational changes (assessed in the first component of the Ontario Freight Movement Study) or changes in shipment origin or destination (which might arise from longer term economic re-structuring or from broader policy initiatives). However, changes in warehousing locations might be part of a case study, for example as part of a shift from one-mode movement to intermodal movement, or from a hub-and-spoke truck operation for general freight to more direct routings. (A)

• Corporate Authors:

  ONTARIO ROUND TABLE ON ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY

  1 DUNDAS STREET WEST, SUITE 2502
  TORONTO, ONTARIO  Canada 
• Authors:
  • HACKSTON, D
  • Lake, R
  • SCHWIER, C
  • Tardif, L P
  • ENGLISH, G
  • Bunting, M
• Publication Date: 1995-7-27

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 121 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Energy; Forecasting; Freight transportation; Greenhouse effect; Pollutants; Railroad transportation; Statistics; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 8018: Canada; 224: Cost; 9009: Decrease; 2442: Emission; 213: Energy; 132: Forecast; 741: Goods traffic; 2451: Greenhouse effect; 1236: Lorry; 1173: Rail bound transport; 6555: Statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Energy; Finance; Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00768593
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 10 1999 12:00AM