How to lower CO2-Emissions of the Transportation Sector „Innovation instead of instruments of torture against car users” is the title of my editorial on the German debate on CO2 emissions of the transportation sector. https://lnkd.in/ec8sGv7g For many weeks, the liberal German Transport Minister Volker Wissing has been criticized for not reaching the targets for lowering CO2-emissions by the transportation sector. The Public German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) presented a report on “Getting the Transportation Sector on Course” (Report 59/2024) with suggestions for lowering the emissions of the transportation sector. These seem like a list of torture instruments for individual transport, car users and freight transport by lorry: Speed limits would be only a minor thing. What is asked for would be a tax called “Malus for combustion engines”, to be paid with the road tax of the first year. From 2025 onwards, for a simple Volkswagen Golf with a petrol engine of 150 horsepowers (110 kW), there would be an additional tax of 2760 Euro, from 2030 onwards a tax of 30.240 Euro, then mercifully reduced to half of the price of the car. On top, for all private cars, there is the request of a tax on every kilometer covered, initially 1,3 Eurocent, later more than 7 Eurocent per kilometer. Thus, individual transport should be cut by one quarter. Also freight transport should pay more, with tolls for all lorries and roads, which should be drastically increased. The reason for these drastic measures should be the inability of the transport minister to increase the number of electric cars on the roads. But it is not his fault that there are not enough possibilities to charge cars at home or at work or that there is not enough green energy to charge the cars. This is the responsibility of the Green Minister for the Economy and Climate, Robert Habeck. The general problem of German climate activists is that they want to make an example of Germany, forgetting the rest of the world. In Germany, in general, CO2-emissions have shrunk by 37 per cent from 1990 to 2022, in the EU by 27 per cent, while they have risen by 62 for the whole world, in China by 285 per cent. During the same period, the emissions of the German transportation sector have shrunk by 10 per cent, while they rose by 19 per cent in the EU, globally by 72 per cent. Lowering the German contribution to the World CO2 emissions – 1,4 per cent in general and 0,27 per cent for the German transportation sector – will not save the climate. While German climate activists seem to desire the end of the local car industry, the opposite would be necessary: Innovations of the car industry, clever regulation, and openness of consumers for change would offer the chance for a contribution to lower global emissions.
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🌍🚛 We highly recommend reading the latest publication by the Umweltbundesamt - German Environment Agency. The study highlights the impact of road freight, which contributes over 55 million tons of CO2 equivalent emissions per year, accounting for 7% of Germany's total CO2 equivalent emissions. With emissions rising due to increased transportation volume on German roads and further growth expected, there is an urgent need to act now. The study identifies electrification as the optimal solution for decarbonizing road transportation, offering clear efficiency and CO2 savings advantages over hydrogen. However, it also underscores the urgent need to build the necessary charging infrastructure to support this electrification. At E•HAUL, we are pleased to support this electrification by providing fast, flexible, and grid-friendly charging solutions. Let's work together to make sustainable transportation a reality!🌍🚛 Link: https://lnkd.in/ez3nf6Fi #EHAUL #Sustainability #RoadFreight #Electrification #CO2Reduction #ChargingInfrastructure #BatterySwap #eMobility
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A nice compilation and it shows how we can solve our issues in the transport sector. Sounds almost too good and the question arises as to why we don't just tackle it consistently? Solutions are much better than problems. #future #solutions #mobility https://lnkd.in/dXf6h5P9
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The electrification of road is a critical step towards the Green Deal targets of low carbon emissions. Clients are putting enormous pressure on the trucking and logistics industry to decarbonise the transport chain over the next 10 to 15 years. Huge challenge for the industry given where we stand on equipment costs, charging infrastructure roll out and the unwillingness of the market to pay for the higher costs. Smart solutions to ease the transition are important - eTrailers are a good example. Thanks Clara Thier from WirtschaftsWoche for the interesting discussion! #energytransition #logistics #truckingindustry https://lnkd.in/eBg8PaBM
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As of today, Germany has implemented a new trucking maut system, as reported by Tagesschau (German article). The updated system not only considers factors like weight and distance in the Maut system but also incorporates a carbon footprint component of €200 per ton of CO2, aiming to incentivize more sustainable freight options such as EVs, Hydrogen-powered trucks or rail transport. This move aligns with a commitment to achieving climate goals and encouraging sustainable practices within the transport industry but was recently criticized towards possible competitive disadvantages. It will be interesting see the impact of this new regulation on industry and consumer prices and whether other countries will adopt similar measures. https://lnkd.in/gf6v6dyg #truckingmaut #Sustainability #transportation #esg #logistics
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Verbrenner-Verbot discussion in our German Bundestag https://lnkd.in/ebZEQ4nf: Amazing how German lobbyists have CDU / CSU on the hook to ignore science and facts to discredit e-mobility. No answers to e-fuel or green hydrogen production inefficiencies and scarce availability https://lnkd.in/eytQqZR8, instead they spread consciously insecurity. Poor German economy and poor climate when facts are ignored to prevent what is necessary just because one party wants to distance itself.
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#LKWMaut based on your Carbon footprint is about to increase your costs? At Mabanaft we have a good solution in place: lower your Carbon Footprint by switching your trucks to HVO - which is now part of our fuel portfolio. If you are interested in it, feel free to reach out to my colleague Oleksandr Siromakha
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Assistant Professor for Economic Sciences at various Universities, hold the chair for sustainability and renewable energies. Book about Hydrogen in preparation. Reviewer for World Climate Council IPCC.
https://lnkd.in/edbk8pQk Around 90 percent of global trade is carried by sea. The fleet - whether freighters, container ships or tankers - is powered by heavy fuel oil, a fuel that is extremely harmful to the environment and the climate. Every day, around 100,000 ships sail the world's oceans. Shipping as a whole is responsible for over 2.5 percent of global CO2 emissions, and the trend is rising. More than 20 well-known major corporations have now launched an initiative to make shipping more climate-friendly. The companies, including Amazon, Ikea, Levi's, Nike and Tchibo, launched a tender for the transport of 600,000 standard containers on ships powered by emission-free fuels. According to the initiators, this corresponds to a saving of around one million tons of CO2 emissions over three years, roughly the amount emitted by 215,000 combustion cars. The tender is being run through the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (Zemba). Zemba is a "buyer's alliance" in the maritime sector founded last March by Amazon, Patagonia and Tchibo, as well as the U.S. think tank Aspen Institute. The goal is to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission transportation solutions. Zemba has called on shipping companies to offer transportation that produces at least 90 percent fewer greenhouse gases than before. The ships with eco-drives, meaning "new, clean fuels," are to start sailing in 2025. The buyer community is offering a surcharge for this to cover the additional costs. Rejection of battery-electric propulsion The key to decarbonizing shipping is considered to be the use of low-CO2 fuels, although these have not yet been produced on a large scale. The main candidates are hydrogen and its derivatives such as ammonia, which are produced using renewable energies, and liquefied gas from biogenic raw materials. The tender is intended to stimulate the production of these fuels. Although there are already ships with purely electric propulsion and energy storage in batteries, these are mainly ferries and excursion boats. In the opinion of many experts, this solution is not sufficient for heavy transport. Hamburg-based coffee company Tchibo, one of the project's initiators, says Zemba makes it possible to take the first steps toward environmentally friendly sea freight. "We are determined to take a leading role by agreeing on a green surcharge for zero-emission transport capacity," said manager Alexander Ralfs. The goal is an "affordable, scalable and long-term solution" for zero-emission shipping, Ralfs said. On the positive side, he said, there is a lot of interest in Zemba from the business community, and membership is growing.
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