Towards more environmentally sustainable intercontinental freight transport

In a world where the population and many economies are expanding rapidly the demand for freight transport keeps rising accordingly. As more goods are transported by a growing number of freight vehicles, in particular trucks and sea vessels, their already considerable negative environmental impact also rises. Technology advances, but demand...

Towards zero CO2-, NOX- and PM10-emissions by passenger cars: Technology & Behaviour

Modern societies rely on mass mobility, in particular by private car. Car numbers are growing worldwide due to economic and other factors. Nearly, all have engines that run on fossil fuels. Use of fossil fuels contributes to climate change (via CO ₂-emissions) and local air pollution (primary NO _x- and PM ₁₀...

A business-leisure traveller goes to Valencia: Fuel, CO2, time and cost

Tourism is a fast-growing key industry, which provides an economic rationale for governments to stimulate it. The more it grows, the higher the negative environmental effects and the more the use of space, resources, pollution and travel. Sustainable tourism aims to strike a balance between the environmental, economic and social effects of...