Cycle More Often 2 Cool Down the Planet

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List of acronyms







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Infrastructure

Disposal

production phase operation phase maintenance phase

5 grams CO2e /km


11 kilocalories


16 grams CO2e/km

CO2e

21 grams of

6g

CO2e/km 22 grams



42 g/km


229g

CO2e per passenger-kilometre

271 g


6g per passenger-kilometre

95g

101 g CO2e per passenger-kilometre


year

94 billion kilometres per

5 to 11% of the overall target

tonnes of CO2e millions of tonnes CO2e

24 millions of

target

57 to 125% of the transport

11 12 to 26% of the target reduction set for the transport sector

3 to 6% share of EU-15 Kyoto protocol commitments

of crude oil 6.4 billion EUR / year

85 million barrels

reduce EU oil importations by 9%



energy the transport system as a whole

rebound effect

transport vehicles


most if not all projections and scenarios conclude that improvements in vehicles and fuels will not be able to achieve EU-long term climate change objectives

silver buckshot silver bullet


shorter trips yet still arrive at the same destination

not

hypothetical immediately available

marginal

important co-benefits

trips because of a destination switch:

shorter

change of destination


Multimodality

Inter-modality

Co-modality


Cycling helps increase the uptake of public transport

BSSs were a substitute for motorised transport for 52% to 77% of users


car trips of greater distances catalysts for more cycling

BSSs can replace


kilometres this difference extends to 75%

22% more For commuters,


average distance is 56% higher

pedelec

commuting

39% of pedelec trips replacing bicycle trips and 41% replacing car trips


complementary policy instruments to constrain demand

Policy options to limit the rebound effect not on its own a sufficient condition for delivering GHG reductions

policy instruments cheaper improved fuel efficiency encourage further growth

many




Federation

European

Cyclists’


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