Presentation from 30/11-2/12/2012 Roma Cleanweb Hackathon, see http://italy.cleanweb.co

1. CNR Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research
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TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND
FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR A
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Francesco Petracchini
CNR - Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research

2. THE CONTRIBUTION OF TRANSPORT ON GHG
EMISSIONS
The transport sector plays a crucial and growing role in world energy use and
emissions of GHGs. In 2004, transport energy use amounted to 26% of total
world energy use and the transport sector was responsible for about 23% of
world energy-related GHG emissions (IEA, 2006b).
Source: Based on data from World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Mobility 2030 Report: Meeting the
Challenges to Sustainability, WCBSD, 2004.
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3. AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS IN EU
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4. PM10 CONCENTRATION
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5. NO2 CONCENTRATION
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6. AIR POLLUTION AND HUMAN HEALTH
About 100 000 deaths a year could be linked to ambient air pollution in cities in the WHO
European Region, shortening life expectancy by an average of a year. The
number of casualties attributed to air pollution is comparable to the number
of fatalities from traffic accidents, and its imprint is observed in all age groups,
including children (Valent et al., 2004).
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7. AIR POLLUTION AND HUMAN HEALTH
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8. AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND HEALTH
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9. HOW TRAFFIC AFFECTS AIR POLLUTION IN CITIES
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10. HOW TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM TRAFFIC?
There are three primary ways to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions from transport:
AVOID SHIFT IMPROVE
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Reduce or Improve the energy
Shift to more
avoid travel or efficiency of trasport
Environmentally
the need to modes and vehicles
friends mode
travel technology
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11. PARIS AND LONDON
London : charging station
•'I want to rapidly accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles and make London the epicentre of
electric driving in Europe. Increasing numbers of motorists are opting for cleaner, greener electric
transport, delivering a host of benefits to the driver including a 100 per cent Congestion Charge
discount.
https://www.sourcelondon.net/map
Paris Autolib
Autolib’ is the first public service plan with electric vehicles to be developed in a large
European metropolis.
https://www.autolib.eu/stations/
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12. BEST PRACTICES SELECTED: LOGISTIC SYSTEMS
Vicenza: V.E.LO.CE. (Vicenza Eco-Logistic Center)
All goods destined for the zone with limited traffic are sent to the VELOCE Eco-
logistical Centre of Vicenza’s historical city centre. The Centre then sees to the delivery
and pick-up of goods using only ecologically powered vehicles.
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13. BEST PRACTICES SELECTED: CONGESTION TAX
London
•Number of vehicles declined by 18%.
•Traffic delays cut by 25%.
•7-15% decrease of NOx, CO2 and
PM10 emissions.
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14. KYOTO CLUB AND CIMO RECOMENDATIONS
Effective action on Urban Transport is central to achieving target on GHG
reduction and to reduce pollution in cities
1. “Reducing the need to travel”: efficient logistic and trasport systems for
people
2. Move of road freight to other modes such as rail or waterborne transport
3. Higher involvement of the small medium european cities throught
european projects (i.e the Convenant of Mayors)
4. Strengthen public awareness of sustainable: demonstration project such as
European Mobility Week 2012 or Corrente-in-movimento 2012
5. Higher involvement of the local ONG to implement bottom-up approach on
mobility plans
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15. Francesco Petracchini
CNR Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research
Email petracchini@iia.cnr.it
Web www.iia.cnr.it
Associazione Corrente in Movimento
Web site: www.correnteinmovimento.it
EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY CAMPAIGN