Abstract
AbstractOne of the grand challenges the logistics industry is facing today is the question of how to limit the negative impact of freight transport. Despite political endeavors, the environmental performance of the transport system has not improved so far. Existing measures are not sufficient to motivate transport users to implement sustainable freight transport strategies. Without transport users’ willingness to realize sustainable freight transport, the strategies will fail. As a matter of fact, studies on transport users’ demand for sustainable freight transport strategies are scarce. It is therefore difficult to consider their needs and requirements towards sustainable freight transport. To address this gap and promote sustainable practices, this thesis studies the acceptance of sustainable freight transport. Based on the determinants of acceptance, policy measures are designed which attract transport users to implement sustainable freight transport and help decarbonize logistics.
Highlights
Logistics processes typically involve a high number of resources and activities which have a substantial impact on the sustainability performance of an organization
The most relevant logistics activity with the highest impact on sustainability is without a doubt transportation (Bretzke, 2011)
The transport sector is key to delivering economic growth
Summary
Logistics processes typically involve a high number of resources and activities which have a substantial impact on the sustainability performance of an organization. The external costs of road transport amount to 2.01 cent per ton-kilometer and are substantially higher than the external costs of railway transport (0.80 cent per ton-kilometer) and inland waterways (0.27 cent per ton-kilometer) In view of these statistics and recent developments, it becomes evident that measures have to be taken to counteract the negative environmental performance of freight transport. For quite a long time, governments all over Europe have recognized the environmental harm of the transport sector and have committed themselves towards sustainable development as a policy goal. To realize the goals of the European Green Deal, transport emissions will need to be reduced dramatically This is a challenging task since global transport demand is predicted to triple by the year of 2050, which would result in twice as many carbon emissions (International Transport Forum, 2019). It remains unclear whether the measures suggested in this roadmap will be accepted and enforced by the relevant stakeholders
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