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Handbook with estimates of external costs in the transport sector
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Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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filed under:
principle of true costs,
traffic impacts
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A Price Worth Paying
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zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:11 AM
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principle of true costs
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Scientific Workshop On Mountain Mobility and Transport SWOMM 2007
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zopemaster
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Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
principle of true costs,
transport policy, transport planning
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Fair and efficient - The Distance-related Heavy Vehicle fee (HVF) in Switzerland
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zopemaster
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Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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road pricing,
principle of true costs
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Landmark NEAT Project under pressure to cut costs
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zopemaster
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Oct 08, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
major railway projects,
transalpine transport,
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
road pricing,
principle of true costs
According to the Swiss Federal Office for Transport total costs of Switzerland's "New Alps Transversal Route" (NEAT) are likely to be CHF 302 m higher than calculated in the summer, due essentially to geological fault zones, uncertainties about the planned route and costly rail securing techniques.
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Who's picking up the bill? New study on external transport costs in Germany and Europe
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zopemaster
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Nov 04, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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principle of true costs
A study published in early October on the external costs of transport in the EU, Switzerland and Norway by the research institutes IWW (Karlsruhe/D) and Infras (Zurich/CH) shows that the transport system in Germany causes some €150 bn in health and environmental costs each year.
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8th Alpine ministerial meeting: mixed results
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zopemaster
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Nov 18, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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society, culture,
principle of true costs,
Alpine Convention,
international treaties
At the 8th Alpine Conference held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen/D on 16 November the Environment Ministers of the alpine states were unable to reach agreement on drawing up a legally binding "Population and Culture" protocol for the Alpine Convention. In the area of transport however the alpine states intend to set a new direction.
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Freight traffic in Europe: costs and alternatives
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zopemaster
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published
Feb 14, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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principle of true costs,
threats to nature and landscape,
nature
The European Commission has just released a handbook on the internationalisation of external costs in the transport sector. The handbook features proven methods for estimating and monetising the costs caused by air pollution, noise, climate change, congestion and accidents.
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EU Greening Transport Package
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 17, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
traffic avoidance, traffic calming,
transport policy, transport planning,
road pricing,
principle of true costs
On 8 July the Commission of the European Union presented a package comprising various initiatives for environment-friendly and sustainable transport. The package includes a strategy for internalisation of external costs in the transport sector, a proposal for a Directive on road tolls for lorries, and proposals for reducing the perceived noise from rail freight trains.
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Eurovignette III: no HGV toll for the Alps
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zopemaster
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published
May 04, 2011
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
principle of true costs,
traffic transfer,
transport policy, transport planning
In the future haulage companies in the EU could have to pay for environmental damage. The EP Transport Committee has agreed to the proposal. But environmental organisations feel the proposal does not go far enough - especially in the Alps.
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