1. Sustainable Development A priority issue for the IRU
18th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum
Minsk, 15 March 2010
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2. National Associations from 8 founding countries
IRU Membership
Members 74 Countries
Created 1948
National Associations from 8 founding countries
Belgium
Denmark
France
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden UK
Switzerland
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3. Sustainable Development
IRU Priority Issues
Sustainable Development
Innovation
Incentives
Infrastructure
Facilitation
Trade
Tourism
Road Transport
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4. IRU’s 3 “i”s for Sustainable Development
1. Innovation – develop ever more effective “at-source” technical measures & operating practices to reduce environmental impact.
2. Incentives – encourage faster introduction by transport operators of best available technologies and practices.
3. Infrastructure – ensure free-flowing traffic through adequate investment in new infrastructure, to remove bottlenecks and missing links and make full use of existing infrastructure.
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5. Road Transport: committed to achieving Sustainable Development
IRU Charter for Sustainable Development (1996)
IRU Initiative “Driving Towards Sustainable Development” (1997)
IRU Guide to Sustainable Development (2000)
IRU “Best Industry Practices Reports” (2002/4)
Industry as a Partner for Sustainable Development UNEP (2002/6)
IRU “30-by-30” Resolution (2009)
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6. Evolution of Commercial Vehicle Toxic Emissions
- 88%
- 95%
- 97%
- 98%
Source: EU Commission 2008
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7. IRU « 30 by 30 » Resolution - 30% CO2 by 2030
The road transport sector has voluntarily committed, on the basis of innovative technologies and practices, to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030 based on transport performance in tkm and pkm and related to the base year 2007.
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8. Road transport is 100% dependent on oil
Road transport is 100% dependent on oil! Need to diversify the energy market
Weight & volume of fuel tank for same amount of energy
Weight coefficient
Volume coefficient
Petrol / gasoline 1
Diesel Fuel
Propane (C33) 8
1.9
Butane (C4H10)
1.4
Hydrogen (H2) - Gas at 200 BAR 25 22
Hydrogen (H2) - Liquid at -253°C 4
5.8
Metal Hydride - Magnesium 5
3.2
Metal Hydride - Vanadium 10
1.7
Metal Hydride - Iron-Titanium 20
Methanol (CH3OH)
2.2
2.1
Ethanol (C2H5OH)
1.62
1.53
Lead Battery 70 12
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9. Road transport is 100% dependent on oil
Road transport is 100% dependent on oil! Need to diversify the energy market
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10. CO2 Emissions Per Passenger Transport Mode
CO2 Emissions g/pkm
* including high altitude effect
Source: OMT Conference on environmentally friendly travelling in Europe, 2006
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11. Combined Transport is not inherently more environmentally friendly!
Myth:
Combined transport is the most environmentally friendly way of transport in terms of CO2 emissions
Reality:
Rail transport achieves lowest CO2 emissions where trains use electricity from nuclear power stations.
In most cases and for equivalent door to door transport, pure road transport has a better environmental footprint than other modes of transport! ?
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12. Trucks Have The Best CO2 Footprint (For Equivalent Transport Service)
CO2 Emissions g/tkm
** including high altitude effect
* airport to airport service
Source : EEA, LH Cargo 2009, IFEU 2002
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13. Modular Concept: Supporting Co-Modality
Reduction of transport cost by 23%
Reduction in number of trips by 32%
Reduction of fuel consumption by 15%
Reduction of CO2 emission by 15%
BETTER TRANSPORT rather than MORE TRANSPORT
Harmonisation and standardisation of various combinations is needed to allow intra- and inter-modal exchangeability.
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