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Decarbonization is one of the biggest challenges of our time. The European Union, as other organizations have already designed the strategies to achieve a more sustainable future. The integration of renewable energy sources is not a technical challenge anymore. However, due to the [...]

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Standardization of emission calculation is progressing swiftly in order to support the improvement of the sustainability of transport chains. Using the GLEC Framework v1.0 as a starting point, this research maps out, which further gaps need to be addressed for ensuring seamless coverage [...]

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This paper describes interim results of the ongoing CEDR-funded "FALCON" project, which aims to introduce a step improvement in transport efficiency in Europe through the definition of a new performance-oriented legislative framework for road freight transport, thus ensuring a proper [...]

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Smart-Rail has targeted the alignment of rail freight services performance with the requirements of the “new” rail freight market that should be attracted in order to achieve a modal-shift. In general terms this implies that in order to be able to compete with the road options, [...]

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Integrating sustainability in the road construction sector is omnipresent and is still gaining interest. This paper"br" specifically addresses the topic of environment-friendly and sustainable procurement of road works (Green"br" Public Procurement). The Belgian Road Research Centre [...]

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Carbon footprinting is regarded as one means of enhancing transparency on where greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are produced within a transport chain and thus limiting the emissions and improving the efficiency of transport and transhipment on both the demand and supply sides of the [...]

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As Catalonia embarks on its journey towards decarbonization, hydrogen emerges as a pivotal component of its clean energy strategy. This abstract presents a forecast of hydrogen utilization in Catalonia, shedding light on the opportunities and challenges inherent in its widespread [...]

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L’article pretén acreditar com la Unió Europea es troba en una posició de lideratge pel que fa a la descarbonització de les economies que la conformen, particularment en relació a la manufactura industrial. Aquest procés es deu fonamentalment a la substitució de fonts energètiques [...]

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Sovint el sector turístic és assenyalat pel seu impacte mediambiental, però és una concepció ben llunyana de la realitat. Per exemple, el turisme no està entre les indústries que més emissions generen a l’atmosfera. [...]

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Mobility is at the heart of our society meanwhile the transport sector is responsible for about one third of Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the main cause of air and noise pollution, affecting citizens’ health, especially in urban areas. What if we could find a way [...]