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creative minds safe hands
Technical, Socio-economic and Supply/Demand study regarding the transport of the FERRMED Great Rail Network (Scandinavia-Rhine-Rhône-Western Mediterranean)
Environmental Considerations Presented by David Kelly - WYG
Consortium
www.wyg.com
Consortium
FERRMED Global Study: Environmental Considerations
Introduction
• Transport
• critical to our economy but;
• environmentally impacting
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG)* by Sector, EU-27 (2006)
Energy Industrie
s30.9%
Transport
19.3%
Services, etc.3.6%
Households
9.4%
Industry21.0%
Other ***15.7%
Source: DG TREN Pocketbook 2009
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FERRMED Global Study: Environmental Considerations
EU Policy
• EU Transport Policy
• White Paper 2001 – modal shift from road to rail
• Mid Term Review – modal shift where appropriate eg long distance
• FERRMED vision in line with EU policy
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FERRMED Global Study: Environmental Considerations
Global Study Environmental Considerations
• Strategic study
• No assessment of individual schemes
• 3 broad considerations
1. Noise
2. Emissions
3. Potential Conflicts
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FERRMED Global Study: Environmental Considerations
Noise
• Traffic noise affects millions throughout the EU