ISSUES IN ENERGY ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSPORT SECTOR. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN LAND TRANSPORT. PROCEEDINGS OF A SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR ENERGY, LUXEMBOURG, MAY 16-18, 1988

This article discusses the difficulties of predicting future energy use by the transportation sector. The first section deals with the methodological problems underlying the measurement of fuel use by transport, and the factors influencing future use such as the growth in the commercial fleet and in private car ownership. The future use of transport is itself difficult to predict as this depends on many different variables such as the level of economic activity, land use, and social factors such as the age of the population and the number of households. Advances in vehicle design which increase energy efficiency, or the increased use of diesel engines in the private car fleet are also discussed. The second section looks at the key policies affecting fuel use such as exhaust emissions control, and taxation which have an influence both on the transport sector itself and on fuel demand. The final section presents the results of an analysis undertaken to ascertain the impact of the fuel price fall in 1986 on transport consumption from 1980 to 1985 and in 1986 and 1987. Future scenarios are also described briefly. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 824263.

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• Authors:
  • Leydon, K
• Publication Date: 1989

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 78-86
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Commission of the European Communities
  • Publisher: Commission of the European Communities

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy conservation; Exhaust gases; Forecasting; Fuel consumption; Legislation; Private transportation; Public transit; Taxes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Finance; Law; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00498024
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 1-85166-363-0
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM