TY - JOUR
T1 - Road freight energy efficiency and CO2 emissions in the Nordic countries
AU - Liimatainen, Heikki
AU - Arvidsson, Niklas
AU - Hovi, Inger Beate
AU - Jensen, Thomas Christian
AU - Nykänen, Lasse
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Nordic countries have committed to improve the energy efficiency and decrease the CO2 emissions of freight
transport. The aim of this paper is to compare the energy efficiency and CO2 emissions in the road industry for
the Nordic countries in 2010, in order to identify the key factors and their impact on energy efficiency and CO2
emissions. A joint analysis method was developed to compare data. Quantitative data was used to conduct a decomposition
analysis for several sectors, taking several indicators into account. Statistics from Denmark, Finland,
Norway and Sweden include continuous road haulier surveys, national account data and fuel consumption data.
The CO2 emissions of road freight transport in the Nordic countries vary from 1.14 Mt in Denmark to 2.27 Mt in
Sweden. While the size of the economy, measured in gross value added (GVA), is a major determinant for the
emissions, the differences in transport intensity and energy efficiency also have a significant effect on the total
emissions. This study is the first of its kind for the Nordic countries. Our research can be used as a first step in
a continuous evaluation of the determinants of road freight CO2 emissions in the European countries.
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Nordic countries have committed to improve the energy efficiency and decrease the CO2 emissions of freight
transport. The aim of this paper is to compare the energy efficiency and CO2 emissions in the road industry for
the Nordic countries in 2010, in order to identify the key factors and their impact on energy efficiency and CO2
emissions. A joint analysis method was developed to compare data. Quantitative data was used to conduct a decomposition
analysis for several sectors, taking several indicators into account. Statistics from Denmark, Finland,
Norway and Sweden include continuous road haulier surveys, national account data and fuel consumption data.
The CO2 emissions of road freight transport in the Nordic countries vary from 1.14 Mt in Denmark to 2.27 Mt in
Sweden. While the size of the economy, measured in gross value added (GVA), is a major determinant for the
emissions, the differences in transport intensity and energy efficiency also have a significant effect on the total
emissions. This study is the first of its kind for the Nordic countries. Our research can be used as a first step in
a continuous evaluation of the determinants of road freight CO2 emissions in the European countries.
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW - Road freight transport
KW - CO2 intensity
KW - Transport intensity
KW - Energy efficiency
U2 - 10.1016/j.rtbm.2014.08.001
DO - 10.1016/j.rtbm.2014.08.001
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2210-5395
VL - 12
SP - 11
EP - 19
JO - Research in Transportation Business and Management
JF - Research in Transportation Business and Management
ER -
