Essays about: "passenger transport"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 137 essays containing the words passenger transport.
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1. A process to assess fossil-free transport transition pathways and develop a sustainability roadmap for transport purchasers
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Most (93%) of the greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector come from road traffic in Sweden which includes passenger and freight transport activity (Trafikverket, 2022). The aim of this thesis was to understand pathways that transport purchasers can pursue to reach the fossil-free transportation goals from manufacturing plant to customer and to develop a process for assessing a market and developing a roadmap for achieving fossil-free transportation. READ MORE
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2. Interventions to Reduce Car Use: A Meta-Analysis
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kommunikations- och transportsystem; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakultetenAbstract : Transportation has become an essential part of people's lives to move from one place to another, increasing the transport mobility for passengers. Therefore, road transport accounts for the second largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and to increased congestion. READ MORE
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3. Enabling a sustainable transition of a waterborne transport system : By identifying essential aspects and actors
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : In light of the emerging consequences of climate change, there is a need for a sustainable transition of the marine sector, including waterborne transport systems, towards implementation of fossil free fuels and technologies. The thesis limits its scope to solely include passenger ferries that are suitable for calm waters and often operates on shorter distances, which are often incorporated in a public transport system and/or archipelago traffic. READ MORE
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4. The Road Towards Liveable Streets - A transformation along Ystadvägen in Malmö
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : In the end of March this year (2023) UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared humans are to blame for the 1,1-degree global warming of our planet. Furthermore, that the Paris Agreement will fail. READ MORE
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5. Carbon emission allocation of Ro-Pax ferry transport and the application for ferry companies
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : The EU has set up the target of cutting GHG emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and becoming climateneutral by 2050. Accordingly, the IMO has launched initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions per transportwork by at least 40% by 2030, however the CO2 emissions generated from the ferry operations arecontinuously increasing. READ MORE