LowCarb RFC- European Rail Freight Corridors going Carbon Neutral.

The LowCarb-RFC study aims at identifying options and pathways for deep cuts in carbon emissions from long-distance freight transport in Europe. It looks at two main freight corridors crossing Germany, and in particular the federal state of North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). The study will look at impacts along the corridors and in particular in the logistics sector of NRW. The options considered are a massive shift to carbon-free rail services versus a full unfolding of new technologies on the road. The analyses will be supported by investigations options, drivers and barriers to institutional change, supported by an international rail freight stake-holder platform.

Keywords:RAIL TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT ECONOMICS

Disciplines:Applied economics, Economic history, Macroeconomics and monetary economics, Microeconomics, Tourism