Green Handshake. Sustainable Rail Freight Connections between Norway and Europe. (Gronn Handsrekning: Baerekraftig Godtransport med Jernbane til Europa.)

摘要

Intermodal rail freight solutions capture more than half of volumes between important Norwegian hubs such as OsloBergen and OsloTrondheim. One could think that the market share on the longer stretches between Norway and our most important trade partners in Europe would be even higher. However, intermodal rail freight has capture no more that 5-10% of this market. Or, to put it a bit differently: Improved rail services between Norway and Europe could potentially capture the major share of the market, relieving the road network for half a million cross border long distance truck transports each year. This would recapture road capacity, reduce the number of accidents where heavy lorries are involved, and reduce emissions of local pollutants and production of dust particles. Work undertaken in the first Work Package of TEMPO indicate that a transfer of freight from road to rail should reduce global warming due to green house gases (GHG) substantially. We can double both imports and exports whilst reducing net warming to a third. We are here talking about real emissions, not the figures presented in nationally focussed plans and prognoses where GHG emissions beyond Norwegian borders are deemed inconsequential.