Air transport and high-speed rail competition: Environmental implications and mitigation strategies

D’Alfonso, Tiziana; Jiang, Changmin; Bracaglia, Valentina

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2016.06.009

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“…In addition, D'Alfonso et al [39] studied the impact of air transport and HSR competition on the environment; they indicated that the introduction of HSR may have a net negative effect on the environment, since it may result in additional demand. Further, they conduct a simulation study based on the London-Paris market; it proved that HSR's introduction has increased LAP (the local air particular matter), but has decreased GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions [40].…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impacts of High-speed Rail on Sustainable Economic Development: Evidence from the Central Part of China

Guo

2020

Sustainability

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To give full play to the role of high-speed rail (HSR) in promoting sustainable economic development, the models that can calculate and describe the impacts of HSR on the sustainable economy are required. However, little attention has been paid so far to building such models. To address this, the paper puts forward the definition of sustainable economic development, especially that of China. Based on the definition, the paper proposes the indicators of sustainable economic development for China from industry and labor force perspectives. Compared with the previous literature, these indicators take into account the behavior of enterprises and labor forces as individuals rather than as groups, which is more explanatory. HSR, as the main factor to improve the level of transportation technology and accessibility, is incorporated into the analytical framework. Then, we build decision-making behavior models of single enterprise and labor force under market equilibrium to get the relationship between HSR and indicators. Compared with the previous literature, the methods within the paper not only fully consider the interests of enterprises and labor forces, but also considers the interaction between industries and the trade of commodities in different cities/regions. The evidence from the central part of China shows that the model can effectively reveal the relationship between HSR and indicators. The paper gives new perspectives to study the relationship between HSR and sustainable economic development. Based on the findings herein, we offer recommendations for how HSR can promote sustainable economic development effectively.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impacts of High-speed Rail on Sustainable Economic Development: Evidence from the Central Part of China

Guo

2020

Sustainability

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“…The availability of High Speed Train (HST) lines opens the possibility of partial substitution with short-haul and medium-haul intra-EU flights. HSR services, either through modal competition or through cooperation, already exist among EU airports like Frankfurt Main, Paris CDG, Madrid Barajas, and Amsterdam Schiphol, which are all connected to the Trans-European HSR Network [11]. Despite the current state of development, the potential of HSR is still not fully exploited.…”

Section: Journal Of Advanced Transportationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although available literature agrees on the potential benefits of shifting air transport to rail, some authors argue that the introduction of new HSR services could have significant environmental impacts [15], mainly related to the medium and long-term impacts of the infrastructures realization, in terms of local biodiversity and habitats preservation [16]. D' Alfonso et al [11] modelled the environmental impacts of London-Paris HSR-air transport competition, capturing the effects of induced demand, schedule frequency, and HSR speed: the authors showed that the net environmental effects Journal of Advanced Transportation 3 can be negative since there is a negative trade-off due to the substitution effect.…”

Section: Journal Of Advanced Transportationmentioning

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Passenger Aviation and High Speed Rail: A Comparison of Emissions Profiles on Selected European Routes

Prussi

Laura

2018

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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Air transport has been constantly growing and forecasts seem to confirm the trend; the resulting environmental impact is relevant, both at local and at global scale. In this paper, data from various datasets have been integrated to assess the environmental impact of modal substitution with high speed rail. Six intra-EU28 routes and a domestic route have been defined for comparison. The airports have been chosen considering the share of the total number of passengers on flights to/from other EU Member States. Three scenarios have been proposed in the time period 2017–2025; aircraft types, distance bands, and occupancy rate are investigated on each scenario. The comparison with HSR service has been carried out only on passenger service and not for freight. The energy consumption and the consequent emissions for the aircraft have been estimated on the base of the available data for the mix of aircraft types, performing the routes. The results indicate the advantage of the high speed trains, in terms of direct CO2eq emissions per passenger km. Compared to a neutral scenario, with an annual passenger increment of 3.5%, the HSR substitution of the 5% and the 25% of this increment allow a GHG saving of 4% and 20%, respectively. Some of the analysed routes (e.g., Frankfurt Main–Paris CDG) have interesting GHG savings but the duration of the trip today is limiting for a real substitution. Moreover, there is general agreement that the extreme weather events induced by climate change will affect the functioning of the European transport system. In this sense, transportation by the rail mode is expected to play a significant role in strengthening the EU transport system, its resilience, and its reliability, as it is less immediately subject to the impacts of severe weather conditions.

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“…When considering the European case [20][21][22], a typical occupancy rate of 65% is deemed to be appropriate. According to available studies [23,24], a final specific energy consumption of HSR can be set in 0.057 kWh/pkm. With these assumptions as input, it is possible to calculate the specific emissions factor for the routes selected.…”

Section: Emissions For Rail Transportmentioning

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Could Biomass Derived Fuels Bridge the Emissions Gap between High Speed Rail and Aviation?

2019

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Aviation is a steadily growing sector, which largely contributes to transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. When High Speed Rail (HSR) and aviation are considered as alternative options, HSR proves to be a more environmentally friendly mode of transport. Public available data have been used in order to calculate the emission profiles on two selected intra-European routes (London–Paris and Frankfurt–Amsterdam) by HSR and air. As expected, the air mode results in higher GHG emissions and solutions for mitigating its impact have been analyzed and suggested. Biomass Derived Fuels (BDF) has a limited, up to now, potential, to fill the existing gap in terms of emissions with rail. Moreover, BDF reduction in GHG emissions is accompanied with by an increase in fuel cost. Finally, the cost per tonne of avoided CO2e by using BDF—which values 186 €/t—has been compared with the prices of the European Union (EU) Emission Trading System (ETS) allowances and, from a purely economic perspective, this market based measure still seems a preferable option to curb the GHG emissions of the air mode.

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Air transport and high-speed rail competition: Environmental implications and mitigation strategies

Cited by 76 publications

References 58 publications

The Impacts of High-speed Rail on Sustainable Economic Development: Evidence from the Central Part of China

The Impacts of High-speed Rail on Sustainable Economic Development: Evidence from the Central Part of China

Passenger Aviation and High Speed Rail: A Comparison of Emissions Profiles on Selected European Routes

Could Biomass Derived Fuels Bridge the Emissions Gap between High Speed Rail and Aviation?

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