CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Nyamjav, Erdenesaikhan |
|---|---|
| Title | Implication of Transport Modal Shifts for Transport Energy Intensity: An International Comparison on CEE Countries during the Transition Years |
| Summary | Transport energy intensity largely depends on the modal split of transport activities and contributes significantly to the GHG emissions from transport energy consumption. To examine the role of modal split in transport energy intensity, this thesis investigates the changes in transport trends in the CEE countries during the transition years. The findings clearly indicate that a larger share of energy efficient transport modes results in a reduction of the transport energy intensity, but many CEE countries show the pattern of growing energy intensity, to levels similar with EU-15. Still there exists, for the CEE countries, a door of opportunity to achieve a substantial share of energy efficient transport modes, even though this cannot be as high as envisaged during the pre-transition period. If the transport modal split is managed effectively, the CEE transport energy intensity can possibly drop below the energy intensive levels; this apparently can assist CEE countries towards mitigating potential GHG emissions from the transport. As the research examines general transport trends and analyzes overall transport energy intensity ratios, relevant future research methods can be improved on the basis of this work. |
| Supervisor | Ürge-Vorsatz, Diana |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/nyamjav_erdenesaikhan.pdf |
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