Abstract
The paper deals with the issue of greenhouse gas emissions that are produced by the road freight transport sector. These emissions affect the structure of the ozone layer and contribute to the greenhouse effect that causes global warming-issues that are closely associated with changing weather patterns and extreme weather events. Attention is drawn to the contradictions linked to FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Esters) biofuels, namely the fact that although their use generates almost zero greenhouse gas emissions, their production requires high levels of energy consumption. The first part of the paper deals with the theoretical basis of the negative impacts of transport on the environment and the subsequent measurement of the extent of the harmful emissions generated by the road freight transport sector. In the methodical part of the paper, the calculation procedures and declared energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions generated by transport services are analyzed according to the EN 16258 standard. The experimental part of the paper focuses on the application of the methodology to a specific shipment on a specified transport route, where the total energy consumption and production of greenhouse gas emissions is determined. These calculations are based on comprehensive studies carried out for a particular transport company that assigned the authors the task of determining to what extent the declared energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions change when the type of fuel used is changed.
Highlights
Transport, as one of the fundamental parts of a logistics chain, has significant economic influence on the standards of living in the developed countries of the European Union
The issue of reducing the negative impacts of transport subsequently started to be addressed by a wide range of governmental and non-governmental research organizations [1]
Scientists started to deal with the issue and developed studies that addressed a much wider range of negative aspects and their impact on the global environment. These works contain, inter alia, many proposals to address the situation, proposals which are considered more or less acceptable in terms of sustaining the growth of national economies and the standards of living of their inhabitants. This poses a fundamental dichotomy, i.e., how do we reduce the negative impacts of transport, as well as all other human activities on the environment, whilst trying to maintain current levels of economic growth and living standards [2,3]?
Summary
As one of the fundamental parts of a logistics chain, has significant economic influence on the standards of living in the developed countries of the European Union. Scientists started to deal with the issue and developed studies that addressed a much wider range of negative aspects and their impact on the global environment These works contain, inter alia, many proposals to address the situation, proposals which are considered more or less acceptable in terms of sustaining the growth of national economies and the standards of living of their inhabitants. This poses a fundamental dichotomy, i.e., how do we reduce the negative impacts of transport, as well as all other human activities on the environment, whilst trying to maintain current levels of economic growth and living standards [2,3]?
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