Climate Protection in Urban Transport - Six Scenario Studies in Germany, More Climate Protection - Fewer Carbon Dioxide Emission - Less Car Traffic

Six German scenario studies on urban passenger transport for Munich 2058, Wuppertal 2050, Eastern Ruhr Region 2030, Tuebingen 2030, Cologne 2020 and Hanover Region 2020 investigate the key question: with which strategies and on what kind of scale is it possible to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of urban passenger transport to accomplish the 2°C climate protection goal? Included with the goal is a consequently huge reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95% by 2050 in relation to the base year 1990. The scenarios show that the major challenge of a "climate-friendly city transport" can be achieved by appropriate measures (regarding direction and scale): in small and medium-sized cities, large cities, cities of over a million people, and metropolitan regions. The scenarios demonstrate the extent to which the considered measures contribute to the CO₂ reduction. They also show which gap, to the achievement of the goal, remains if that which is currently regarded as realistic in practice is really implemented in the future. Thus they illustrate the conflict between that which is necessary for climate protection and that which is currently considered feasible in politics. The scenarios show that it is essential to act quickly and appropriately, and not hesitantly or without conviction.

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  • https://proceedings-seoul2015.piarc.org/ressources/files/6/IP0015-Reutter-E.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of the World Road Association – PIARC.
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  World Road Association (PIARC)

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• Authors:
  • Reutter, O
  • Reutter, U
• Conference:
  • 25th World Road Congress
  • Location: Seoul , Korea, South
  • Date: 2015-11-3 to 2015-11-7
• Publication Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 12p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 25th World Road Congress - Seoul 2015: Roads and Mobility - Creating New Value from Transport

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Decision making; Environmental protection; Exhaust gases; Greenhouse gases; Urban transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01670565
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9782840604235
• Report/Paper Numbers: 0015
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 29 2018 4:02PM